Brainstorming Session

SWOT Analysis

Conduct a SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) to assess a project, team, or business situation.

Facilitator/Team Lead

Brainstorming with Constraints

Generate ideas within specific constraints or limitations to encourage focused and creative thinking.

Facilitator/Team Lead

Brainwriting

Participants silently write down ideas on individual slips of paper, which are then collected and shared with the group for discussion and further development.

Facilitator

Reverse Brainstorming

Identify potential problems or challenges and brainstorm solutions to those problems, encouraging a proactive approach to risk management.

Facilitator/Team Lead

Round Robin Brainstorming

Go around the group in a structured format, giving each person a chance to contribute an idea before moving on to the next person, ensuring equal participation and a variety of perspectives.

Facilitator

Rapid Ideation

Generate a large number of ideas quickly, focusing on quantity over quality, to stimulate creativity and explore a wide range of possibilities.

Facilitator

SCAMPER Technique

Apply the SCAMPER technique (Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to other uses, Eliminate, Reverse) to an existing product, service, or process to generate new ideas and improvements.

Facilitator/Team Lead

Six Thinking Hats

Utilize the Six Thinking Hats method to explore a problem or situation from different perspectives (white hat: facts, red hat: emotions, black hat: critical thinking, yellow hat: optimism, green hat: creativity, blue hat: process control) to encourage comprehensive analysis.

Facilitator

Storyboarding

Create a visual representation of a process, idea, or user experience through a series of drawings or images, facilitating understanding and communication.

Facilitator/Design Team

Mind Mapping

Create a visual map of ideas and their connections, helping to organize and explore complex topics and relationships.

Facilitator

Affinity Diagramming

Group and categorize ideas generated during brainstorming to identify themes, patterns, and priorities.

Facilitator

Dot Voting

Allow participants to vote on their preferred ideas using dots or stickers, helping to prioritize ideas and reach consensus.

Facilitator

Idea Tournament

Organize a "tournament" where ideas compete against each other in a structured format, with participants voting on the winners in each round, leading to a final selection of the most promising ideas.

Facilitator

Collaborative Brainstorming Platforms (e.g., Miro)

Utilize online collaborative brainstorming platforms to facilitate remote brainstorming sessions and enable real-time collaboration and idea sharing.

Facilitator

Post-Brainstorming Idea Refinement

After generating ideas, dedicate a separate session to refining and developing the most promising ideas, ensuring they are well-defined and actionable.

Facilitator/Team Lead

Innovation Challenge

Present a specific challenge or problem to participants and invite them to develop innovative solutions, fostering a competitive and creative environment.

Innovation Lead/Facilitator

Design Thinking Workshop

Conduct a workshop on design thinking methodologies, guiding participants through the process of empathizing with users, defining problems, ideating solutions, prototyping, and testing, to foster a user-centric approach to innovation.

Design Thinking Facilitator/UX Researcher

Cross-Functional Brainstorming

Bring together individuals from different departments or teams to brainstorm on a shared challenge or opportunity, leveraging diverse perspectives and expertise.

Facilitator/Cross-Functional Team Lead

Customer-Focused Brainstorming

Involve customers or end-users in the brainstorming process, gathering their insights and feedback on potential solutions and ensuring a customer-centric approach to innovation.

Facilitator/Team Lead