101 Activities For Teaching Creativity And Problem Solving

61. Idea Showers

Background

Let the ideas rain on down. Flood your group with thoughts

about how to solve your problem. Try for as much conceptual

precipitation as you can generate. It’s time for Idea Showers.

Ideas Showers is another name for the classic brainstorming

method developed years ago by advertising executive Alex

Osborn.

Objectives

• To help participants generate as many creative ideas as possible


• To help participants learn how to use the activities to generate ideas

Participants

Small groups of four to seven people each

Materials, Supplies, and Equipment

• For each group: markers, two flip charts, and masking tape for posting flip-chart
  sheets


• For each participant: one sheet each of three different colors of sticking dots
  (^1 ⁄ 2 ” diameter) and one pad of 4 x 6 Post-it®Notes.

Handout

• Idea Showers Handout

Time

30 minutes

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• Get Crazy [5]

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