Brainstorming to Innovate, Be Creative and Solve Business Problems

Brainstorming, while valuable, often gets out of control with no progress being made. Individuals walk away from brainstorming sessions trying to figure out what has been accomplished and feeling as if their time has been wasted. 

The goal of brainstorming sessions is to create an environment that will encourage creative ideas and thoughts. It also entails meeting management and the ability to effectively facilitate a group to let their creativity shine. Brainstorming is all about problem solving! This workshop will focus on best practices for brainstorming, including:

• Selecting the problem to be solved
• Choosing participants to be involved
• Creating an effective brainstorming environment
• Setting the stage
• Evaluating ideas
• Developing your plan to move forward

A variety of activities will be done within the classroom to encourage innovation and creativity and create a level of comfort in brainstorming. Participants will leave the workshop with a plan to facilitate their own brainstorming sessions, including a variety of tools and techniques to use to put some fun into the process!

Audience
Anyone interested in learning how to conduct and/or participate in effective brainstorming sessions to help the organization, their division or department achieve goals and solve problems.

Topics

• Brainstorming options and best practices
• Individual vs. group brainstorming
• Exploring the option of mind mapping to facilitate brainstorming
• Facilitating brainstorming sessions
• Setting the stage for brainstorming 
• Moving past resistance and discomfort and setting the stage for creativity
• Gathering and evaluating ideas presented
• Developing your plan to move forward, checking in on progress and measuring success