Brainstorming is a technique for creatively solving problems and breeding fresh and unique ideas.
Well-organized brainstorming sessions, especially for startups, have the ability to make decisions, “boost morale, enhance work enjoyment, and improving team work“.
PURPOSE
When you want to generate a larger number of ideas or gather a lot of information for Decision-making, priority setting or planning.
When you want all participants to contribute freely.
When you want to inspire creativity.
MATERIALS
Open-ended question
Flip chart
board
STEPS
1) Clearly Frame an Open-ended Question. Design the question to generate a lot of ideas. Make sure participants understand the question being addressed and the purpose and the background of the activity.
2) State to the group in the very beginning that all ideas are welcome and Do Not Censure or Make Judgements About Any Ideas.
3) Write down every idea, no matter how wild or ridiculous
4) Encourage Hitchhiking. Tell participants to build on other ideas that are suggested. Hitchhiking often results in the best ideas.
5) Focus on Quantity. The more ideas the better chance of generating creative, workable ideas.
6) Allow the group to be silent for a moment. Most of the time additional ideas will begin flowing and this will generate the eventual solution to the question.
SUGGESTED WEB 2.0 TOOLS
Students can share their opinion through padlet
If sharing session require mind map, this platform can serve you well
Online brainstorming discussion also can be done through Google Docs platform
Simple brainstorming can be done through this platform