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other participants is thinking. All participants work on this stage
of the session at the same time. You can imagine the multiplicity
of ideas and perspectives that this stage produces.
Each participant should logically end up with a list of ideas
alongside, or below, the names of each participant, including
themselves.
After a reasonable period, when it is clear that participants have
completed their lists, the facilitator can ring the bell again,
indicating the end of the silent brainstorming stage.
3 - Presentation of brainstorming ideas session
In this session, each of of the delegates reads out or shows their
own ideas and also their best guesses of the ideas for others. The
presentation made by A would look like the following:
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Ideas generated by A
Guess of ideas of B
Guess of ideas of C
Guess of ideas of D
Guess of ideas of E
Guess of ideas of F
Guess of ideas of G

During A's presentation, others simply listen. In turn each
delegate gives a similar presentation. It is best if there is no
discussion during the presentations. The facilitator should
encourage delegates to make notes which people can raise later.
4 - Discussion of brainstorming ideas session
The presentations are followed by a detailed discussion session.
In this session, the participants may discuss why and how they
guessed about others. Each participant can also comment on the
guesses of the other participants, and validate or clarify. The
highlights and conclusions resulting from discussion should be
noted by the facilitator or an appointed 'scribe'. The individual
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