Brainstorming Exercise: Brain Sketch
In this exercise, delegates practice a visual brainstorming technique known as Brain Sketch (VanGundy 1988). The aim of this technique is to encourage visual solutions in isolation and also facilit...
Time Management Exercise: Identify Time Wasters
This exercise encourages delegates to think about workplace issues that could potentially reduce their productivity. It is an ideal exercise for delegates who work together as a team and aim to inc...
Brainstorming Exercise: The Most Unlikely Solution
In this brainstorming exercise, delegates get to think about the most unlikely solutions or ideas in a systematic way. The aim of this brainstorming technique is to encourage out-of-the-box thinkin...
Brainstorming Exercise: Rolestorming Technique
While brainstorming, sometimes people may feel reluctant to voice their ideas especially if they want to raise a concern or highlight a problem. This is particularly common when senior staff or man...
Brainstorming Exercise: Rotating Roles
In this brainstorming exercise participants take different roles to contribute to the problem solving activity. This allows them to contribute without fear of being laughed at or criticised. The ro...
Brainstorming Exercise: Display Your Ideas
Purpose In this brainstorming exercise delegates learn to come up with ideas separately and then together as a large group. The brainstorming technique helps those who are more comfortable in sma...
Brainstorming Exercise: The Shifting Technique
In this exercise delegates learn about an effective brainstorming technique that aims to take advantage of personal and group creativity. In classic brainstorming sessions, some members might feel ...
Reverse Brainstorming and Negative Brainstorming
You can extend classical brainstorming and double brainstorming with the following techniques to get more results: Reverse brainstorming. With this technique participants are encouraged to look a...
Storytelling Exercise: Collective Story Making
In this exercise delegates get to practice writing stories by creatively adding their own extensions to a series of stories and collectively develop them. This is an ideal exercise for creative par...
Classical Brainstorming and Double Brainstorming
Brainstorming is one of the most widely used techniques to generate ideas. If it is carried out systematically it can do wonders and can lead to innovation and a huge amount of creativity. Classica...
Management Exercise: Mind Share
This energetic exercise can be used as a brainstorming and data-collection activity for team members. It helps individuals to express themselves around a predefined set of questions. This can also ...
Motivation Exercise: What Makes Your Organisation Powerful
This is a simple exercise designed to help the delegates see the positive aspects of their roles and organisation and define actions that can further boost the output of the organisation. This exer...
Leadership Exercise: Which Word is Common
This is an entertaining exercise encouraging delegates to think on the spot, make decisions and self-organise to complete a task. It is ideal for teambuilding and leadership courses to show the val...
Carousel and Graffiti Brainstorming
The following powerful techniques known as Carousel Brainstorming and Graffiti Brainstorming can be used to brainstorm, refresh learners’ minds about a particular topic or to brainstorm on a new co...
Emotional Intelligence Exercise: How to Control Crowd Contagion
The purpose of this exercise is to help delegates understand the concept of crowd contagion. This is particularly applicable to business meetings where emotional comments can easily lead to a subop...
Problem Solving Exercise: With a Little Help From My Friends
This exercise aims to introduce an effective method for problem solving and brainstorming within teams. It demonstrates the efficiency of using other’s experiences and expertise in solving problems...
Brainstorming Exercise: Relocation
You can use this exercise to get a group of people practice brainstorming and participate in constructive discussions. Delegates will go through a case study which can be applicable to just about a...
Creativity Exercise: The Future of Technology
The purpose of this exercise is to get the delegates think creatively about the future of technology. Invariably, people are affected by technology and many great ideas originate from people who ar...
