Brainstorming

BRAINSTORMING
Basic Design - II S.Y.B.Arch Presented by - Ar.Shital Chaudhari
Brainstorming
A method for developing creative solutions to problems. It works by focusing on a problem, then deliberately coming up with as many deliberately unusual solutions as possible, then pushing these ideas as far as possible.
Brainstorming
Powerful tool for design teams Used to generate ideas in a group Can be used on any subproblem
IDEA
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity. a thought, conception, or notion an impression
CREATIVE
Characterized by originality and expressiveness Imaginative To think out of the box Put existing ideas together in a new combination
Ground Rules
Defer Judgment Encourage Wild Ideas Build on the Ideas of Others Stay Focused on Topic One Conversation at a Time Be Visual Go for Quantity
Ground Rules
Relax Have fun Laugh Support
Ground Rules
No boundaries
Completely free your mind No limits on the number of ideas

Fragmented ideas OK Just keywords OK
Ground Rules
No criticizing (during or after)
No evaluating or dismissing
No dismissing EVEN BY YOU YOURSELF No You must be joking looks or comments No idea is ridiculous
Ground Rules
Explain quickly (few seconds)
No questions
Let ideas you dont understand go Speed is the key Important is Association not Viability
Ground Rules Avoid subtle evaluations

How is it going to do Isn't this violating the rules That is an excellent idea How is this different than that idea
Ground Rules Select a moderator
No dominating No interrupting
No passing All are participants; no audience
Idea Selection
Team meets and selects one design to be engineered.
Team members identify critical subsystems and hold brainstorming sessions on such sub-systems.
Brainstorming Technique
1. Freewriting
Options: Write for a specific time period Write for a specific amount of paper
2. Making a Cube What is it? Imagine a cube. It has six sides. On each side, you have a different task regarding the topic.
2. Making a Cube
Side One: Describe the topic. Side Two: Compare the topic. Side Three: Associate the topic. Side Four: Analyze the topic. Side Five: Apply the topic. Side Six: Argue for or against the topic.
Associate Compare Describe Analyze Argue Apply
Brainstorming Technique 3. Clustering

What is it?
When you write down words or concepts associated with the topic any ideas that come into your mind
3. Clustering
Global Warming
Draw a bubble.
And write the topic above it.
rainforests disappearing
extinction
emissions
dangerous world wide
Brainstorm!
dying animals
toxic
Cars/SUVs
landscape changes
factories
no icebergs
expensive to fix? hurricanes Reversible? Now look for words that connect with each other. Circle the words and connect them with lines.
4. Listing or Bulleting
What is it?
Create a list of terms/ideas/concepts about the topic. Create multiple lists depending on the purpose.
Global Warming Toxic fumes Belief/Disbelief Scientists disagree
SUVs/Cars
Extinction Belief/Disbelief Kyoto Agreement
Average American
China/USA Normal occurrence or abnormal event?
5. Venn Diagram
What is it?
Capital Became Paris in 400 A.D. francophone
Cities Eiffel Tower
County seat Anglophone Founded in 1839
Draw two circles that connect, like this:

List two topics above the circles.
Brainstorm about the topics what do they have in common and what is unique about each one.
6. Tree Diagram
What is it?
This diagram has a central idea to which you add branches that focus on details.
Tree Diagram
When do you use it?
This type of diagram is helpful in classification essays.

Media Visual Audio
Newspaper magazine booklet cd mp3 cassette television webpage movie
Print
7. Act like a Journalist

What is it?
Using the question words in English to explore the topic.

Who?
Why?
Where?
What?
When?
How?
Act like a Journalist
When is it useful?
Use this technique when you want to write a narrative.

Why? Who?
Where?
What? How?
When?
8. T-Diagram
What is it?
Using a T shape, list a category that you want to compare or contrast about a specific topic or topics. Do this for a variety of categories.
Paris, France and Paris Texas

location
Europe Northern France North America Northern Texas
T-Diagram
When is it useful?
This technique helps when you are writing a contrast or comparison essay.
Paris, France and Paris Texas

location
Europe Northern France North America Northern Texas
9. Spoke Diagram
What is it?
Write the topic in a circle. Then think of about causes and effects. Write these around the circle like spokes on a wheel.
too many people
cars/suvs
not recycling
chopping down trees
Global Warming
Crazy weather loss of polar ice caps
dying animals
Idea Trigger Method

Phase I: Idea Purge Phase
The objective is declared.
Brainstorm.
There is a relaxation break after two minute The process continues for another minute.
Idea Trigger Method

Phase II: Idea Trigger Phase Leader calls each member for their ideas. Team members cross out shared ideas. Each idea as read may trigger other ideas in other members who write them down quickly on a second page. After the first round, the members repeat the reading process for the second sheet and more until no new ideas are triggered.
Idea Trigger Method

Phase III: Compilation
Members compile and classify ideas into a master list and distribute it.
Afterwards
Work alone to create more ideas. Meet and selects promising ideas. Promising ideas are developed in more detail listing pros and cons.
So lets brainstorm
Bibliography
Lateral Thinking - Edward De Bono en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

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What are the ground rules for brainstorming?

What are the ground rules for brainstorming?

BRAINSTORMING

Basic Design - II S.Y.B.Arch Presented by - Ar.Shital Chaudhari

Completely free your mind No limits on the number of ideas

Ground Rules Avoid subtle evaluations

Ground Rules Select a moderator

Associate Compare Describe Analyze Argue Apply

Brainstorming Technique 3. Clustering

dangerous world wide

Capital Became Paris in 400 A.D. francophone

Cities Eiffel Tower

County seat Anglophone Founded in 1839

Draw two circles that connect, like this:

This type of diagram is helpful in classification essays.

7. Act like a Journalist

Using the question words in English to explore the topic.

Use this technique when you want to write a narrative.

Paris, France and Paris Texas

Paris, France and Paris Texas

chopping down trees

Idea Trigger Method

Idea Trigger Method

Idea Trigger Method

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