Winter Quarter 2010 Course Announcement

David L. Jaffe, MS and Professor Drew Nelson
Tuesdays & Thursdays   4:15pm - 5:30pm
William Gates Computer Science Building, Toshiba Classroom, Room B12 (lower level)

Better Brainstorms

Four content rules

1. Defer judgement
   • Say Yes!
   • Save analysis and evaluation for later
2. Go for quantity
   • Fluency - lots of ideas
   • Flexibility - lots of different ideas
3. Get radical
   • Encourage wild, eccentric, improbable ideas
   • Easier to tone down than pump up
4. Leapfrog
   • Build on others' ideas
   • Let yours go into the mix

Four process rules

5. Stay focused on topic
   • A loose thread can throw you off
   • Turn it around to something that relates
6. One conversation at a time
   • Let everyoneget their idea out
   • Bring side discussions onto the table
7. Headline it
   • Express the essence and move on
   • Maintain flow
8. Be visual
   • Get the right brain working

Gayle Curtis ENGR110 Jan 14, 2010

Updated 01/18/2010

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