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...
The Pin card technique
Basic Types of Brainstorming: Pin card technique
Pin-Card technique is another variation of Brainwriting method developed by the Battelle Institute (H. Geschka, et al., 1981)
The...
Blue slips technique
Blue slips technique as the type of group brainstorming
Method was developed by C. C. Crawford of the University of Southern California (USA) in the 1920s.
It...
Rotating roles
Rotating roles, variations and procedure steps
Rotating between roles allows participants to bring forward different views in that role or position as a process owner...
Rolestorming technique
Rolestorming technique: he essence and procedure steps
This method was developed by Griggs (1985) and described by VanGundy (1988).
Participants take on another identity and view problems...
The Buzz session
Buzz session as type of brainstorming
This method was developed by J.D. Phillips (1948).
A small group drawn from a larger group that discuss a specific...
Nominal group technique
Nominal group technique: fundamental principles, essential characteristics and procedure steps
This technique was originally developed by A. L. Delbecq and A. H. VandeVen (1971), and has...
Group passing technique
Group passing technique and its versions
The Group passing technique involves sitting in a circle or around a table and offering solutions in a fast...
Round-Robin and Roundtable brainstorming
Round-Robin brainstorming, the verbal and written versions
Spencer Kagan (1992) popularized the use of the terms Roundrobin (to refer to an spoken turn-taking strategy) and...
Constrained brainwriting
Brainwriting pool technique with constraints
This method is a version of standard Brainwriting pool technique. Participants constrain ideas around pre-determined focus, rather than ranging freely. Process...
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...