1.5 - About University

• Ask people to post their ideas on a wall (large Post-It Notes can be very helpful). Ideascan then be sorted into categories, and the best categories can be evaluated first. [☛ 7.8Affinity Diagrams]Use the space provided here to brainstorm where you might use brainstorming as a leadershiptool:Situations in which you and your workgroup need to generate more ideas (be they obvious, interesting, or absurd):How you will explain the need for and benefits of brainstorming to your workgroup:[☛ 9.7 Selling Wheel]Potential disadvantages of brainstorming in your workgroup, and how you will minimize these:Ground rules you will suggest or clarify to ensure that brainstorming is effective in your workgroup:[☛ 10.8 Ground Rules]R ELATED LEADERSHIP TOOLS6.6 Six-Hat Thinking 7.1 Problem Framing 10.8 Ground Rules6.8 Mind Mapping 10.6 Group Leader Skills 10.9 Visible InformationF OR FURTHER ASSISTANCEKlatt, Bruce. The Ultimate Training Workshop Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Leading Successful Workshops andTraining Programs. McGraw-Hill, 1999.198 SECTION 6 TOOLS FOR CRITICAL THINKING AND INNOVATION