Category: Games & Exercises

Jump to Examples If you’ve ever lived where it snows in winter, you will understand this situation and its connection to brainstorm icebreakers. I lived in Chicago for many years,

Metaphors, analogies and similies are one of the most useful tools in brainstorming and creative thinking. A common element in virtually every language, these ‘figures of speech’ compare an existing

This article begins a three-part series on the basics of brainstorming, organised by … What To Do Before the Brainstorm  (click ) What To Do During the Brainstorm What To Do After the Brainstorm  (click ) While these

Whenever I need to brainstorm an idea – either by myself, or with others – I love to pull out flash cards to inspire creative thinking. Whether you buy, collect

Jump to Instructions As a way to get the creative juices flowing, I often talk in brainstorms about focusing on the problem – whether it’s defining it, organising them into groups,

Brainwriting is a variation on traditional brainstorm techniques. It begins with people writing their ideas down on paper in front of them before sharing them aloud. Even better, it can

A fast and popular brainstorm technique, word stimulus is a simple variation of free association. If you’re not sure what it is, free association is a mental game where a

Curious about where the phrase out of the box comes from? There is no singular person who researchers and historians have been able to pin-point definintively as its author. One of the