Brainwriting

Brainwriting
Brainwriting is a series of techniques developed by Horst Geschka at the
Batelle Institute in Frankfurt (Geschka, 1993). Most of the session is done
in silence as it encourages a group of participants to develop ideas in
parallel.
Are you curious to learn more about the phases of a Brainwriting
session? Watch the following video!
Here's a summary of the steps involved in a typical brainwriting
session:

 Define and introduce the brief

 Arrange the group in a circle
 Distribute blank cards to each participant
 Ask participants to sketch an idea on a card
 Allow participants to silently, pass the card to the next group member
in one direction
 Ask participants to read the card received and see if it inspires an
idea (several idea cards will be being passed around the group)
 Collect all cards after 10-20 min
 Review the ideas generated collectively by asking participants to
share their favourite ideas

Try it!
Here's an example for you and your team to try practicing brainwriting
techniques:
Each participant in the session can be invited to evaluate the ideas with
a traffic light system. In a traffic light system, each participant can be
given a sheet of dots, say 5 dots, and can allocate them to ideas that they
think warrant further consideration. The 5 dots can be distributed amongst
different ideas, where more can be given to an idea you think is better than
another. If you do not have dots or stickers, just draw on a dot!