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    TOOLS FOR BRAINSTORMING
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    5 WHYs

    The Five Whys (source 1)

    This easy research method will help you uncover the deep motivations and assumptions that underpin a person’s behavior.

    The Five Whys (source 2)

    Repeatedly asking “why?” in order to get to the root cause of the problem with the goal of thinking differently.

    Top Five

    This easy synthesis tool can help you prioritize, communicate, and strategize with your team.

    MAPPING

    Value Mapping

    What makes you do what you do? The Value Mapping tool helps you answer this.

    Mind Map

    Mind maps can be great tools when facing complex problem. They are organic in their structure and allows us to, via a visual representation, explain how a system or concept is related.

    Journey Map

    A Journey Map allows you to identify and strategize for key moments in the product, experience, or service you’re designing.

    Spectrum Mapping

    Spectrum mapping is designed to reveal the diversity of perspectives and options around any given topic and to organize them into a meaningful spectrum.

    ROLE PLAY

    Role Playing (source 1)

    A quick and tangible way to test an idea or experience is to get into character and act it out.

    Role Playing (source 2)

    Role playing helps designers imagine and explore new use cases or to communicate design intentions.

    Personal Experience: Role Playing

    Read one writer's personal experience with Role Playing as an ideation tool.

    OVERALL BRAINSTORMING

    Brainstorming

    Brainstorming is a group or individual ideation method by which efforts are made to find a solution for a specific problem by gathering a list of ideas spontaneously generated by participants.

    Brainwriting

    Brainwriting is similar to brainstorming, but rather than sharing ideas verbally, participants are asked to write their ideas silently, often by passing paper between them.

    3-12-3 Brainstorming

    This compressed format discourages overthinking and retains the essentials of ideation in a short format.

    Visual Brainstorming

    A Visual Brainstorm is a brainstorm variation where ideas are drawn instead of listed verbally.

    Brainstorming

    Energize your team and drum up a staggering amount of ideas to tap into a broad body of knowledge and creativity.

    Mash Ups

    What would the Harvard of agricultural extension services look like? Mash-up two existing brands or concepts to explore new ideas.

    6-3-5 Brainwriting

    Based on brainstorming, 6-3-5 brainwriting is designed to develop 108 ideas in half an hour. 6 participants are gathered and charged with coming up with 3 ideas in 5 minutes before handing off their ideas to the next person.

    Bundle Ideas

    Now that you’ve got lots of ideas, it’s time to combine them into robust solutions.

    WORKSHOPS

    Participatory Design/Co-Design Worksession

    Engage real world users in design activities in order to uncover new ideas, priorities, and flows

    System Thinking / Visual Collaboration Workshop

    Get a group of diverse perspectives on the same page and move forward quicker

    Participatory Co-Design Workshop

    Participatory co-design actively involves all stakeholders in the design process to help ensure that the result meets their needs.

    Creative Workshop

    Generate new ideas by working together with people who experience and solve problems.

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