Rules for Brainstorming

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Rules for Brainstorming
Developed by Project Lead the Way
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Brainstorming

• The process used to find a solution to a problem
  by collecting ideas without regard for
  feasibility, which occur from a group of people
  brought together for that specific purpose.

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Rules for Brainstorming

• No criticism allowed
• Work for quantity
• Welcome piling-on
• Allow free-for-all

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No Criticism Allowed

• People automatically tend to evaluate each
  suggested idea - their own, as well as others.
• No criticism
• No negative comments

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Go for Quantity

• People must experience brain-drain before the
  innovative, creative ideas can surface.
• Therefore, the more ideas, the more likely they
  are to be quality ideas.

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Welcome Piling-on

• Piling-on occurs when one members idea produces
  a similar idea or an enhanced idea.
• All ideas should be recorded.

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Allow Free-for-All

• Outrageous, humorous, and seemingly unimportant
  ideas should be recorded.
• It is common for the most off-the-wall idea to be
  one wherein lies the solution for the problem.
• The sky is the limit.