Our Creative Class

When a team gets together and puts their creative minds to work, there are no limits to what they can achieve!

Question for you: Have you ever been in need of suggestions on how to solve a problem, and called a meeting, but didn't get very many responses to help you out?  

Solution for you: Use the following "nominal group technique" to get a reluctant and sometimes shy group of people to contribute ideas when brainstorming!  How does this work?  It is simple  Just follow the steps below:

1. Get one sticky pad for each person who will be at your meeting.

2. Create a good problem statement; one that is clear, easily understood and can generate ideas on how to solve it just by reading it.

3. Give everyone a sticky pad and a pencil.

4. Project the problem statement on the wall and give everyone ten minutes to write down as many ideas as they can, one per sticky.

You will generate more ideas and suggestions in ten minutes through this method, than in 10 hours asking people to raise their hands and volunteer their ideas.

Why?

Because you've leveled the playing field, and remove the three "C"'s - people will not be afraid to voice their suggestion through this anonymous process, and nobody will be criticized, condemned or complained about.