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2. What is BRAINSTORMING?  A technique for thinking up a storm of ideas together QUESTION: What is meant by the saying “two heads are better than one?” How does it apply to brainstorming?

3. BRAINSTORMING Pre-Assess 1. How do we use brainstorming? (4 min.) 2. Why do we use brainstorming? (4 min.) You will have 4 min. to answer each question with your team. Phase 1 -Please use the 1 st minute to think of your ideas. Phase 2- Use the rest of the time to share ideas and agree on the team’s answer. I will let you know when to begin each phase.

4. Rules for brainstorming While participating in a brainstorming session, there are several rules that need to be followed to make it productive:

5. BRAINSTORMING RULES  All ideas are welcome! No criticisms or negative judgments are allowed. 2. Arrange for a relaxed atmosphere. Everyone helps!  Goal is many ideas. Think quantity, not quality. 4. Add to or expand the ideas of others. Piggybacking or hitch hiking is encouraged.

6. 1. All ideas are welcome. No criticisms or negative judgments are allowed.  These come later, after the session is finished. The basic idea is to obtain new ideas and not to rate them. The introduction of criticisms, judgments and evaluations will stop the flow of creative ideas by making individuals defensive and self-protective, and thus afraid to introduce truly new and different ideas for fear of ridicule.

7. 2. Arrange for a relaxed atmosphere. Everyone helps!  If the environment is noisy, crowded or full of distractions, concentration will be lost. Also, the positions and personalities of the participants are important. An autocratic supervisor could ruin a session if people are afraid of appearing “silly” and thus do not speak up when they have novel ideas.

8. 3.. Add to or expand the ideas of others.  This is not a contest, but a group effort to solve a common problem. A basic premise is that ideas from one person can trigger different ideas (some closely related and some not so closely related) in other people. That is why this technique works better in a group, as opposed to when used in isolation.

9. 4. Piggybacking or hitch hiking is encouraged.  Piggy backing or hitch hiking – when someone’s idea gives you another idea.

10. Use an Organized List  Good study habit to develop  Makes list easier to read  Helps organize discussion later  Brain based research  Six Creative Ways To Brainstorm Ideas - YouTube Six Creative Ways To Brainstorm Ideas - YouTube