Tools and Techniques Brainstorming
Tools and Techniques Decision-making is the core of an organization’s performance and the effectiveness of a decision making process is indicative of an organization’s, a team or individual overall success. ... There are many decision-making tools and techniques that can be used in any decision making process. ... The techniques range from the very simple to the intense and very detailed. ... The process I chose to discuss is brainstorming. Brainstorming “entails quickly writing an extensive and varied list of alternatives” (Golub, 1997, p 3). Of all the techniques I researched, brainstorming solicits creativity. ... Brainstorming Process 1. ... Chapman (2004), “Brainstorming with a group of people is a powerful technique.” I believe that brainstorming is a technique used with only two people in a team is just as powerful. Brainstorming creates ideas, however, insignificant or significant, and attempts to solve problems, motivate and develop camaraderie amongst team members. Whether two or more individuals are part of the process, brainstorming motivates because it involves everyone and it gets a team working together. Brainstorming is a process that allows for all ideas to surface, however, it is not a casual activity. Brainstorming must be structured and it must follow the brainstorming rules. Explanation of the brainstorming process To define and agree on the objective the team must create a plan and agree on the brainstorming plan. ... It is important participating in the brainstorming process understands and agrees on the objective. In order to get the best use of the brainstorming technique a white board, butcher board or some other alternative that is used to write down ideas and allows all members of the team to see the ideas. ... The most important rule in brainstorming is that no ideas or suggestions will be discarded and there will be no criticism for any ideas suggested. ... The final step in the brainstorming process also requires a close out report that identifies what took place during the session, the courses of action agreed upon, any taskers and who the taskers were assigned to, and timelines on when feedback is due back to the team.