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Rules for Brainstorming

Brainstorming is a very useful technique intended to help groups generate creative and novel ideas for solving problems. This activity is important because while brainstorming can be very effective if done properly, improper execution can stifle a group's ability to make decisions.

The goal of this activity is to challenge your knowledge of the rules for brainstorming.

Select the rule for brainstorming being described in each of the items listed below.

$1$ vvoid immediatelv reacting to a suggestion with "that will never work."

$2.$ Encourage your team to each come up with as many ideas as they can in three minutes.

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$3.$ Make it clear that no one may interrupt another person who is sharing an idea.

$4.$ Trv to focus on extending the ideas of other people.

$5.$ Set up poster boards and use different colors for different types of ideas.

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$6.$ Remember to avoid criticizing ideas during the initial idea$-$generating phase.

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Set up poster boards and use different colors for different types of ideas.

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Remember to avoid criticizing ideas during the initial idea$-$generating phase.

Get excited about outrageous ideas.

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Get people to move hovond their one or two favorite ideas by requiring ten or more ideas from each person.

Instead of savina "but" try using "and."

Set ground rules such as $"$no disrespecting coworkers" before you begin brainstorming.

Praise people for thinking totally outside of the box.

Use multi$-$colored markers on your brainstorming whiteboard to get people to think more creatively.