Brainstorming and Mind mapping
Brainstorming is a technique that is widely used in big corporates now a day. Brainstorming is generally used to come up with ideas for critical problems. The process of brainstorming is bringing different kind of people with different mindsets who are from diversified community. They may be from different genders, from different religions, from different sectors, from different tribes or from different cultural backgrounds etc., Idea of inviting different type of people is to get different thoughts. Bringing up these thoughts will take the topic to a next level of thinking. This concept was developed by Mr. Alex Osborn in 1941.(brainstorming) Many researchers were contributed their developments since then.
The idea of having this kind of brainstorming session is to find solution to a particular problem. The problem shall be addressed to everyone by defining the issues. No one should be allowed to criticize anyone’s ideas. It will discourage people to speak up frankly. Attendees with less confidence can be scared of expressing their ideas freely.
All participants have to be requested to participate fairly without any hesitation. Main idea behind it is to gather solutions to fix a complicated issue.
Definition of Brainstorming is “Brainstorming” is a combination of relaxed, informal approach to solve problems with lateral thinking.
Sometimes, people may come up with thoughts that look little bit crazy. By putting one thought on the desk will spark others to bring up with different thoughts, either positively or negatively. Sometimes, the attendees who think negatively or opposing on everything will bring strong values. All the thoughts have to be welcomed to avoid ego among the attendees. Onc...
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...g with lateral thinking. It encourages people to come up with thoughts and ideas that can, at first, seem a bit crazy.”(MindTools) This combined approach makes a person think out of the box. When critical problems are put, limits are also made so, that you don't move away from the topic.
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for a more open discussion about issues and problems that we are all discussing privately in the
Brainstorming, teacher guide students through activities in which they aim to get students, first, to activate any background information they have on a topic and second to extend their already existing background knowledge on the topic.
Brainstorming can take many different forms. In the text, How To Write Anything, A Guide and Reference, John J. Ruszkiewicz and Jay T. Dolmage (2015) see brainstorming as an answer to a dilemma that many writers find themselves in. At times writers have a problem with narrowing down a topic. Brainstorming can be completed by writing down every possible topic, idea or facts. These thoughts can be written on paper, on sticky notes or even typed on a computer. The important aspect of this step is to be able to visualize all of the information. (Ruszkiewicz and Dolmage, 2015). “Freewriting” is a tool that can also be utilized. When freewriting, writers will just write on a topic nonstop for a period of time with no regard to how the writing is structured or formatted. Thirdly, online searches can be an effective method to brainstorm ideas. This third step is intended to get creative juices flowing and help to generate ideas for the writing project (Ruszkiewicz & Dolmage, 2015). This information can all be than used in your first
thinking and levels of creativity.. Similar to looking for various possible solutions for a math
This stage is not avoidable; each team - most particularly another team who has never cooperated - experiences this some portion of creating as a team. In this stage, the colleagues contend with each other for status and for acknowledgment of their thoughts. They have diverse opinions on what should be done and how it should to be done - which causes struggle inside of the team.
In week 7 our seminar leader allocated us into smaller groups of six to work together, get together and to start preparing for the mock debate in week 9 and the debate in week 10. When we started to get alone with each other, it was seen that it is not going to be easy to achieve our goals, not just because in our group had a strong activist, reflector, theorist and pragmatist, but we also needed to face some solvable difficulties as our first meeting of the week was cancelled by problem like the lack of communication, miscommunication and the ability to listen to another.
...rt. When a proposal seems to be well understood by everyone, and there are no new changes asked for, the facilitator can ask if there are any objections to it. If there are no objections, we can call for consensus, and if there are still no objections, then after a moment of silence you have your decision.
With the development of human society, we have stepped in to the information age, leading the cost of decision-making significant increased. This special age has focused attention on good thinking as an important element of life success (Huitt, 1995; Thomas & Smoot, 1994). This report will provide an overall description of what critical thinking is, and explain what it means for students to do critical thinking.
They also keep their minds open to new solutions, so that at any moment they can change to a different resolution that could be easier to complete. This extreme level of creativity allows them to solve problems and resolve issues much easier and much more efficiently (“Thinking Strategies”).
Group decision making has many benefits for the individuals involved and the organization itself. In order for group decision making to be efficient, it is important for a creative environment to exist. “Creativity is the mental and social process used to generate ideas, concepts and associations that lead to the exploration of new ideas (May, 2011, para.3). This allows each employee to explore ideas and feel comfortable to share them without fear of rejection.
Hurley, Thomas and Juanita Brown. “Conversational Thinking: Thinking together for a Change.” Oxford Leadership Journal 1.2 (2010). http://www.oxfordleadership.com/journal/vol1_issue2/olj_vol1issue2.pdf
As part of the college curriculum, we are taught to use the “creative thinking” process, a fundamental core teaching aspect that students are taught to use. This process is to develop the students understanding of the problem in front of them and come up with varied solutions to the problem, rather than the standard cookie-cutter solutions commonly given.
It seems that schools are not focussing enough on the concept of critical thinking in their curriculum. Critical thinking should in fact be an aim of education and be a large part of the school curriculum. Critical thinking is a crucial tool for students to survive and progress through the outside world after graduating school. Once in the outside world, there will no longer be teachers spoon-feeding answers; critical thinking is needed for students to process and solve any challenges and problems they face themselves.
Critical thinking a strong and powerful way to use the brain, it is used by millions everyday some without knowledge that they are even using it. Critical thinking according to Diane Halpern as " The use of those cognitive skills or strategies that increase the probability of a desirable outcome...thinking that is purposeful, reasoned and goal directed - the kind of thinking involved in solving problems, formulating inferences, calculating likelihoods, and making decisions when the thinker is using skills that are thoughtful and effective for the particular context and type of thinking task. Critical thinking is sometimes called directed thinking because it focuses on a desired outcome." Halpern (1996).