What Is Grab Bag Brainstorming?
Brainstorming is a technique that's intended to produce various ideas that can be used to address or solve a problem. The brainstorming process allows participating individuals to share their own ideas and subsequently use the shared ideas of the group to inspire further thoughts and associations. Grab Bag brainstorming is an activity where different ideas are written down and placed in a bag. From there, the bag is passed around and each participant draws one of the topics.
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Function
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Grab Bag brainstorming aims to engage all of the participants to extend their thoughts by drawing from the knowledge and creativity of their fellow group members, prompting them to take their ideas to the next level.
Effects
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Although there are many styles of brainstorming, the Grab Bag approach tends to be so valuable because it makes for a collaborative approach; fostering ideas, enhancing group morale and experience and encouraging the participation and input from all members involved.
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Features
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Grab Bag brainstorming (sometimes referred to as the Group Passing Approach) involves each participant addressing the idea they chose from the bag and then moving on to the next person, who shares her ideas on what she picked along with her thoughts on the prior person's ideas and topic.
Significance
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Grab Bag brainstorming operates via the system of association so the range and number of ideas are expanded and all group members can share their ideas without fearing rejection.
Identification
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The method generally begins with a particular topic, where the thoughts of every group member are consolidated to expose a mutual understanding of the subject, which results from the input and sharing of the other participants' ideas.
Considerations
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Brainstorming activities are usually overseen by a facilitator, who leads and steers the session, promoting each member's input and writing down all of the group's ideas and conclusions.
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Resources
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