BRAINSTORMING

TECHNIQUES
FARZANA RAFIQ (Sr#14)
FARINA SOHAIL(Sr#28)
Outlines…

 What is Brain Storming?

 Types of Brain Storming
 Brain Storming Rules
 Conducting Brain Storming Session
 Brain Storming Techniques
 Conclusion
What is Brain Storming?

 Brain storming is a method of generating ideas

and sharing knowledge to solve a particular
problem(commercial or technical etc.)
 Inwhich participants are encouraged to think
without interruption.
 Ingroup activity where brain storming is each
participant share the ideas as much as possible.
What is Brain Storming? (Continuous…)

 Brainstorming creates new ideas, solve problems

motivates and develops team work.
Types of Brain Storming

Individual
Don’t have to worry about any one else's
opinion

Group
Builds team unity
Helps to create thinking outside the box
Brain Storming Rules

 No criticism
 Go for quantity
 Unusual ideas are welcome.
 Combine and improve ideas.
Brain Storming Session

 The chairman presents the problem(must be clear) and

gives a further explanation if needed.
 The chairman asks the brainstorming panel for their
ideas.
 Every participant presents his/her idea, and the idea
collector records them
 The participants try to elaborate on the idea, to
improve the quality
 Ideas are categorized.
Brain Storming Techniques

 The Round Robin Techniques

 Free Wheeling
 Reverse Brain Storming
Round Robin Technique (Continuous…)

 Everyone take a turn offering an idea

 Anyone can pass on any turn
 Continue until there only are more ideas
 All ideas are listed as they offered
Round Robin Techniques (Continuous…)

 Advantages:

Everyone gets a turn

Everyone is encouraged to take part in the
process
Round Robin Techniques (Continuous…)

 Disadvantages:

It can be difficult to wait for one's turn to

speak
Some dump ideas may also be accepted for
evaluation
The process is slow
Criticism could be start
Free Wheeling(Continuous…)

 Share ideas all at once

 List all ideas as they are shouted out
 Advantages:

Ideas come from all over, all at once.

It is easy to build on the ideas of others
Free Wheeling(Continuous…)

 Disadvantages:

Strong individuals may dominate the session

It can be confusing, particularly for the person
recording the ideas
Reverse Brain Storming

 Reverse brainstorming employs our ability to see

problems criticize and see flaws in a plan. Then
after identifying these problems the team can
move onto trying to solve those problems
 Itis good technique to try when it is difficult to
identify the solution to the problem directly
Conclusion

 Brainstorming is a good way to gather ideas in a

short time
 Brainstorming is a supreme yield which create
large quantity of ideas and generate high quality
solutions
 Brainstorming incentives are extremely valuable
 THANKS...
“Through free-association of thoughts and brainstorming, an
accidental suggestion can be the best solution.”