More Ideas Than You!: A Download from 101 Great Games and Activities (Pfeiffer Electronic Downloads)

Many people are unaware of an alternative to traditional brainstorming know as “brainwriting” – the silent, written generation of ideas in a group.  This activity is good for idea generation or creativity training and for teaching brainstorming techniques.

Objectives:

• To learn about brainstorming and brainwriting
• To compare the effectiveness of brainstorming and brainwriting

  Group Size:  Any size, with a minimum of 2 groups of 3 to 5 each

  Time Required:  15 minutes