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Cross-cultural brainstorming about @restaurantday popups around the world @ WDC Helsinki 2012 Paviljonki http://t.co/KIPyFJTp
May 20, 2012 -6:20 AM

RT @generalelectric: How can @quirky make milk smarter? We're brainstorming with the help of #MakerFaire attendees. http://t.co/M5lJrDBv
May 20, 2012 -6:19 AM

Brainstorming the PMBOK Guide (Paperback): The PMBOK® Guide 2000 Edition is an American National Standard for Pr... http://t.co/bFMdVv5J
May 20, 2012 -6:13 AM

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May 20, 2012 -6:03 AM

#Aish_com Brainstorming with Baars http://t.co/WHqv4JfY
May 20, 2012 -7:45 AM

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Brainstorming is a free form approach to examining as broad a range of options as possible. Its most effective use is for developing ideas or identifying issues. A successful brainstorming session lets people be as creative as possible and does not restrict their ideas in any way.

Conducting A Brainstorming Sessions

Sequence of Events

  1. Review the topic, defining the subject of the brainstorming session. Often this process is done best as a "why", "how," or "what" questions, ("How many different ways can we define this issue?").
  2. Give everyone a minute or two of silence to think about the question.
  3. Go around the room to allow each person to call out one idea or issue at a time. Keep going around the room until everyone runs out of ideas. If a person that is called upon does not have an idea, he/she may pass. The meeting facilitator should enforce the ground rules ("No discussion! Next idea...").
  4. One participant or the facilitator should write down all ideas on the flip chart, pausing only to check accuracy.
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