7 Brainstorming Techniques for Developing New Ideas

Brainstorming is an essential practice for creative thinking and problem-solving. At its most basic, brainstorming simply means choosing a problem, and then coming up with as many fresh ideas as possible that may help solve that problem. In practice, however, brainstorming needs to be structured to be successful.

No matter which brainstorming method you try, be sure to keep these tips in mind:

• Outline a problem or topic that needs further examination and group feedback for your brainstorming session.
• Use a shared digital space to conduct your brainstorming. This not only makes brainstorming easier, but also ensures you don’t lose any ideas and have a document to refer to in the future
• Encourage quantity over quality. Once you have a lot of ideas, you can start refining the best ones. However, if you have fewer ideas, you’ll have fewer options to choose from.
• You don’t always need a facilitator, but having one can help. If needed, assign a facilitator before the idea generation begins to keep track of time limits and record the most creative ideas.

Read our post to learn new brainstorming techniques that foster better idea generation and why brainstorming is essential for innovation at your company.

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