Trigger method

Trigger method as the type of brainstorming Types of BrainstormingThe trigger method is often used in conjunction with classical brainstorming (Bujake, 1969). This method is based...

Brainsketching as an idea-generation technique

Brainsketching - a type of Brainstorming Author: Arthur B. Van Gundy, Jr (1988) (May 24, 1946 – May 5, 2009) was a US communication professor, conference speaker, author...

Electronic or online brainstorming

Online brainstorming (Brainlining)  Types of BrainstormingAuthor: Peter Lloyd 1. Description Electronic brainstorming or simply Online brainstorming (Brainlining) is the modern version of brainstorming. The word brainlining is...

Snowballing technique

Snowballing technique as the type of brainstorming It is so called on the analogy of the increasing size of a snowball when rolled down a...

Brainstorming Basics: Unleash Your Creative Potential

Brainstorming and its Basic Types Classical Brainstorming Brainstorming is one of the most widely used and extremely effective methods for divergent idea generation. This technique was...

Brainwriting game

Brainwriting game technique This method is set in the form of competitive game.  As long as the game atmosphere is fun rather than overly competitive,...

6-3-5 Brainwriting

Method 635 or 6-3-5 Method This is a group creativity technique originally developed by  Bernd Rohrbach (1968). The name Brainwriting 6-3-5 comes from the process of having 6...

Visual brainstorming

Visual brainstorming: procedure steps and variations Visual brainstorming technique is a graphic ideation, when group members sketch solutions to a problem. The sketches are used...

Individual brainwriting

Individual brainwriting technique Individuals write their ideas down in a private, quiet place and share them later. That is why this technique is also named Combined...

The K-J method

Affinity Diagram Method was developed as the the Affinity Diagram by Japanese anthropologist Jiro Kawakita in the 1960s and has become one of...

Constrained brainwriting

Brainwriting pool technique with constraints This method is a version of the standard Brainwriting pool technique. Participants constrain ideas around pre-determined focus, rather than ranging freely....

Card story boards

Card storyboards as a type of brainstorming It is an “idea’ organizing” method using tree logic. With card storyboards, the facilitator can concentrate on idea generation...