- Creativity techniques: Brainstorming
- Reverse Brainstorming
- Combined brainstorming
- Question brainstorming
- Stop-and-go Brainstorming
- Gordon-Little variation
- Rawlinson brainstorming
- Kaleidoscope Brainstorming Technique
- Wildest Idea Technique
- Individual brainstorming
- Brainwriting
- Individual brainwriting
- Group brainwriting technique
- Brainwriting pool (BP)
- 6-3-5 Brainwriting
- The Gallery method
- Brainwriting game
- Constrained brainwriting
- Round-Robin and Roundtable brainstorming
- Group passing technique
- Nominal group technique
- The Buzz session
- Rolestorming technique
- Rotating roles
- Blue slips technique
- The Pin card technique
- The K-J method
- Snowballing technique
- Team Idea mapping
- The classic cluster brainstorming method
- Card story boards
- Trigger method
- Imaginary brainstorming
- Air cliché
- Battelle-Buildmappen-Brainwriting
- Visual brainstorming
- Rightbraining
- Braindrawing
- Electronic or online brainstorming
- Brainstorming Deluxe
- Brainsketching as an idea-generation technique
- 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 and further improved by the application of the human factor. (G. Klein, M. Sebell and others)
Description
This technique is based on a model of directed creativity, which includes criteria for evaluating the best ideas and focuses on the accurate appreciation of all aspects of the problem, before making a decision.
Procedure steps
1. Define the problem. This is best done using the 5WH method, that is by considering the what, why, where, when, who and how of the problem.
2. Examine the facts and individual considerations. What are the factors that influence how you solve this problem? Determine exactly what each one really means to your problem. You can do this simply by asking the question “So what?” after each factor.
3. Present ideas. Once you have a thorough understanding of all the facts, and what this really means – you can start brainstorming options for solving your problem.
4. Critique the ideas.
5. Integrate and development of ideas. Select the best solution and create a plan to achieve it.
6. Converge on the solution.