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Create Brainstorming Commandos for Creative Problem Solving!!!
Agile Camp Dallas 2015Workshop by Pradeepa Narayanaswamy
@NPradeepa
Introduction to Creative Brainstorming
Lets have some FUN!!!
Final Thoughts
Agenda
Introduction to Creative
Brainstorming!!!
“Become more conscious of the creative power within your reach” – Alex Osborn
@NPradeepa
Creative Brainstorming!!
Have a clearly defined goal
Pick your team
Allow for divergence
Decide who to facilitate– Can it be your boss???
Stock your meeting room
How to run a session?
Brainstorming Principles
“Its easier to tone down a wild idea than to think about a new one” – Alex Osborn
@NPradeepa
Focus on quantity instead of
quality
Allow no criticism
Welcome far-fetched ideas
Build upon each others ideas
Let’s have some FUN!!!@NPradeepa
Climate Setting
Intended as Ice breaker to lighten up the mood & jumpstart creativity
Introduce the person to your right in a most
outlandish and exaggerated manner.
The only fact is the persons name
I’m Impressed!!!
Everyone expands their first name as an
acronym and share it with their group
I am an ACRONYM
Priming the Pump
Intended to prime everyone’s creative pumps before the actual brainstorming
Bad Ideas Welcome!
Broccoli
3 Random Words Dinosaur
Military
Active Paradigm Shifts
Intended to engage as a team and challenge the team to think outside the box.
Cross Over
It’s a Storm, NOT a Drizzle
Intended to generate a good idea by generating lot of ideas.
Terrible Ideas
Welcome!!
Improv your Brainstorming
Intended to give the group control over their actions and responses.
Alphabet Improv
Zap Negativity
Final Thoughts…@NPradeepa
Combine & extend ideas, not just harvest
Divergence & Convergence
Use it for more than just generating good ideas
Diligently follow the principles
It’s not the ONLY way to generate good ideas
Helpful Pointers
Brainstorming sessions are worthless unless they are
woven with other work practices!!!
"An idea has a shelf life of a banana" - Bill Gates
Finally….
Let’s Connect…
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pradeepanarayanaswamy
Twitter: @NPradeepa
Inspiration: Big Book of Brain-storming Games by Mary Scannell & Mike Mulvihill
Images Credit : Google Images
Tell me how this w
orks
for you – both good &
bad!!!