This document provides tips for better brainstorming. The first tip is to not judge ideas and welcome unusual suggestions. The second tip is to think outside the box and suspend assumptions. The third tip is to build on others' ideas by combining suggestions to form better solutions. The fourth tip is to stay focused on the specific question being addressed. The final tip is that generating more ideas increases the chances of finding a good solution.

1. TIPS ON BETTER
BRAINSTORMNING5

2. 1.DON’T JUDGE
TIP
Welcome
unusual
ideas
If
all
judgement
is
suspended,
the
good
ideas
are
more
likely
to
flow.
You
never
know
where
ideas
will
come
from,
so
the
key
is
to
make
everyone
feel
comfortable
enough
to
speak
out,
even
if
their
ideas
are
unusual

3. 2.THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
TIP
Let
your
thoughts
fly
free
Unusual
ideas
can
be
generated
by
suspending
assump>ons
and
thinking
outside
of
the
box.
These
new
ideas
may
lead
to
be@er
solu>ons

4. 3.BUILD ON THE IDEAS OF OTHERS
TIP
Combine
and
improve
Ideas
should
be
combined
to
form
a
single
be@er
idea.
Good
ideas
are
s>mulated
by
a
process
of
associa>on.
Par>cipants
should
focus
on
extending
or
adding
to
ideas,
reserving
any
cri>cism
for
a
later
stage

5. 4.STAY FOCUSED
Brainstorming
should
address
a
specific
ques>on.
The
clearer
the
ques>on,
the
easier
it
will
be
for
group
members
to
focus
and
suggest
relevant
ideas
TIP
Keep
the
discussion
on
target

6. 5.MORE, MORE, MORE
The
more
ideas
that
are
generated,
the
be@er.
This
>p
is
based
on
the
assump>on
that
quanBty
breeds
quality.
If
more
ideas
are
put
forward,
the
chance
of
coming
up
with
a
workable
solu>on
should
increase
TIP
Focus
on
quanBty

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more
>ps
on
mee>ng
facilita>on,
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