Storyboarding is about arranging and categorizing ideas and solutions in a linear format and order. It’s best done after brainstorming to generate ideas.
Storyboarding may be difficult for some people. Does this only work for teams that work in design or media? I feel like teams of people who do not draw much at all, would have a hard time doing this.
This method reduces or removes the fear of criticism and frees the flow of discussion because bad ideas are easier to find – which makes idea generation easier and more fun.
As someone who always has a little voice in the back of my head full of criticism, I appreciate this approach. I feel like it is very useful when working in a team and making everyone feel comfortable sharing any and all ideas.
The facilitator tapes several pieces of paper to a wall. Each member of the group gets a marker. Participants write their ideas on a paper and then rotate, adding their thoughts
I like this idea but I wonder if it would bog down people who take longer to generate ideas. Not everyone works at the same pace, even in brainstorming. I know I would hope I was last in the order to make sure I had time to think.
Next, generate 20 to 30 assumptions, true or false, that you may be making about it. Then pick several of these assumptions and use them as thought starters and idea triggers to generate new ideas.
I think this is a technique that I never really thought of. I find it useful for brainstorming with the way my brain works. I am very logical and have a hard time getting to creativity. Framing it as assumptions that I may be making to find ideas makes ideating more attainable for me.