Creativity techniques: Brainstorming
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...
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...
Reverse Brainstorming
Reverse (negative) brainstorming
Reverse brainstorming
This method is combining brainstorming and reversal techniques.
Theoretical background: its negativity can be advantageous and seen in a positive light.
Reverse brain-storming...
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...
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...
Imaginary brainstorming
Imaginary brainstorming - specificity and procedure steps
This method is like Classic Brainstorming, but with a slight differences.
Procedure Steps
1. The leader creates a problem statement. When defining...
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...
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...
Trigger method
Trigger method as the type of brainstorming
Types of Brainstorming
The trigger method is often used in conjunction with classical brainstorming (Bujake, 1969).
This method is based...
The Military brainstorming version
The Military brainstorming technique
This method is part of the “Appreciation Process”, which was developed by the both UK and Australian Army for operational planning...
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...
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-term...