- Ask the group members to generate ideas again, silently, on one sheet of flip-chart
paper. This time, however, tell them to try to use the other ideas to stimulate
improvements or new ideas and write them down on a flip chart. - At the end of the second round of idea generation, have the participants evaluate
all the ideas.
Debrief/Discussion
This is a great activity to use after lunch or at the end of the day during a brainstorming
session. Research indicates that people often are more creative if they can move around.
Although it may be frustrating to some to remain silent during idea generation, the result
typically will be a relatively large quantity of ideas. Remind the participants that they will
have an opportunity to talk during idea evaluation.
Also consider having participants debrief using the following questions:- What was most helpful about this exercise?
- What was most challenging?
- What can we apply?
- How would you rate the value of this exercise to helping us with this issue?
- Will this exercise be helpful in the future for other sessions?
- What did you learn?
- What will we be able to use from this exercise?
- What ideas were generated, and which ones were most interesting?
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