6-3-5 Team Brainstorming

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6-3-5 Team Brainstorming

6-3-5 Team Brainstorming Approach

proceed

  1. You determine the specific topic and inform the participants about it.
  2. Each participant writes down 3 ideas. Up to 6 people / groups use their own template.
  3. The moderator specifies a specific time after which each participant/group changes the template and adds 3 more ideas.
  4. This procedure (steps 2 and 3) is now repeated up to 5 times, so that each participant has added their ideas to all templates.
  5. The most suitable entries are selected for further processing.

Description of the 6-3-5 team brainstorming method

In 6-3-5 team brainstorming, a large number of ideas are developed by different participants / experts in several rounds. The name 6-3-5 Team Brainstorming stands for the procedure: up to 6 participants each provide 3 suggestions, which are repeated in 5 iterations.

This method was developed by Bernd Rohrbach.

Thematic classification

Method for developing creative solutions in a team.

Who benefits from this method?

  • Organizations
  • Companies
  • Departments
  • Teams
  • Projects

Practical tips

  • The moderator sets a time limit for collecting ideas.
  • Suitable time windows are: 3 to 5 minutes as part of an online session or half a day or until the end of the working day with parallel elaboration.

Limits of Application

The 6-3-5 method leads to a variety of ideas. Prioritization and selection is therefore absolutely necessary. It’s also important to set a time limit, whether it’s an online session or anytime, anywhere elaboration.

Alternative methods:

Brainstorming

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Brainstorming Template

Brainstorming Approach

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  1. First, describe the topic you want it to be about. In this way you prevent misunderstandings among the participants.
  2. The participants collect ideas or give their feedback on the given topic.
  3. If you received a large amount of feedback, you have the opportunity to select the most relevant results for your purpose. This step is not mandatory for the actual brainstorming. But facilitates further handling of the results.

description

Brainstorming (or brainwriting) is one of the most popular ways to generate ideas and input on a given topic. Use it when creativity is required or you are looking for fresh ideas. ConWISE offers a digital brainstorming template for teams.

Thematic classification

Brainstorming is a method for finding creative solutions. The method is also suitable for uncomplicated use in workshops.

Who benefits from this method?

  • Management
  • Teams
  • Visionaries
  • Employees

Practical tips

  • The digital template from ConWISE can support the development of corporate strategies.
  • Teams can work with the template remotely or in online sessions or workshops.
  • Give a specific time frame for the brainstorming.
  • On the ConWISE system, you can easily invite experts inside and outside the company to brainstorm. Information and results from other (current) sessions are protected and not visible to third parties.
  • Always think of a clear description of the topic / goal, this is the prerequisite for achieving good results in the end.
  • If possible, arrange a follow-up appointment to discuss the entries together. This way you avoid different interpretations.
  • If you have received a large number of results, you should always make a selection.
  • Do not judge feedback according to “good” or “bad”, but rather whether it is more or less useful for the specific purpose.

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