The Gallery method
Gallery method as the brainstorming technique
The Gallery method is the technique developed by the Battelle Institute and improved by Van Gundy, 1981 and others.
In...
Brainwriting pool (BP)
Brainwriting pool
This variation of brainstorming was developed by the Battlle Institute of Frankfurt, Germany. The brainwriting pool is an idea-generating tool in which new...
Group brainwriting technique
Group brainwriting with sharing ideas
In this version new ideas are shared for additional stimulation. It is deal for groups that prefer to discuss through writing.
Procedure...
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...
Brainwriting
Brainwriting - free writing technique
This method was originally popularized in Germany in the 70s and developed by Arthur B. VanGundy.
Brainstorming is done by...
Individual brainstorming
Individual brainstorming and its types
Individual brainstorming is done independently on a solitary basis.
It typically includes such techniques as free writing, free speaking, free word ...
Wildest Idea Technique
Generating truly outrageous and fantasy ideas
The underlying application of this tool is to discover break-through ideas for process, product, or service improvements.
This tool encourages...
Kaleidoscope Brainstorming Technique
Kaleidoscope Brainstorming Technique or Silent brainstorming
Multiple Mind Conferencing (MMC) (Dr. Murthy)
This is a new approach to the brainstorming process, including different variations as to...
Rawlinson brainstorming
Rawlinson brainstorming technique
Author: J. G. Rawlinson, 1970
This technique does not emphasize group interaction. It is especially useful for untrained groups because there is no...
Stop-and-go Brainstorming
Stop-and-go Brainstorming technique
The brainstorming session is divided up into segments.
Ideas are generated for three to five minutes and then the group is silent for...
Gordon-little variation
Progressive Revelation technique
This technique was suggested by William Gordon while he was working for the Arthur D. Little Invention Design Unit in the 1950s.
Named...
Question brainstorming
Question brainstorming:
characteristics and steps
This process involves brainstorming the questions related to the problem, rather than trying to come up with immediate answers and short...