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Brainstorming
Brainstorming
Brainstormingisastructuredprocessforhaving
ideas.
AlexOsbornsfouroriginalprinciples
ofbrainstorming:
1.Quantityinsteadofquality.Thegoalislotsof
ideas.Dont
evaluateorscreenoutanyideas.Thatwillhappen
inalater
phase,butnotnow.Thisisthetimetobeidea
generating
superheroes!Yourgroupsideasmaycomeinwaves,
withlulls
inbetween.Dontstopwhenthefirstlullhappens
keepgoing!
Moreideaswillcome.
2.Nocriticismallowed.Peoplewillshutdownand
clamupif
theirideasareshotdown.
3.Encouragewildandexaggeratedideas.Ideasthat
mayseem
crazycanoftentriggerawholenewvolleyofideas
fromtherest
oftheteamandmayleadtoyourbestsolution
ever.
4.Buildoneachothersideas.Nowsthetimefor
everyoneto
checktheiregosatthedoorandgiveupsome
control.