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The kaleidoscope brainstorming process
1 - Initial ideas generation brainstorming session
The session should start with a facilitator detailing the process
steps used for the particular session. The session is conducted in
a normal fashion with the participants speaking out their ideas
in a round robin or random fashion for an agreed period. The
facilitator can use any normal brainstorming format for this
session. It is a good idea to use a format that is comfortable for
the facilitator and the participants. See the example of a standard
brainstorming session if you've not done so already.
2 - Silent brainstorming session
The silent brainstorming session stage requires all team
members or participants to stop talking, and to think of ideas,
but not speak out. The facilitator can ring a bell or use another
method to indicate the start and end of this part of the exercise.
Ideas are to written down by each brainstorming participant. In
addition, the participants must guess the ideas that others may
be thinking and writing down. Ideally participants should guess
the ideas of the other participants for each person, one after the
other. For example, if the participants are A, B, C, D, E, F and G,
then A would not only write his or her her ideas, but also
afterwards guess what B, C, D, E, F, and G may have as their
ideas. Participants should do this using deep thinking, and base
their guesses on the manner that other participants answered
during the first speaking part of the session. Participants should
be encouraged to think how each of the other participants' minds
are working - to empathise, to 'put themselves in the other
person's shoes' - as a method of guessing as intuitively and
accurately as possible. 'Think how the other person will be
thinking' is the sort of guidance that the facilitator can give.
At this stage what's happening is that each participant is coming
up with ideas from their own perspective of how each of the
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