Tell students that the most successful individuals in the workplace push themselves to become creative problem solvers who have the confidence to initiate new and innovative ideas. They develop this skill by consciously learning to think beyond the obvious and ordinary. Explain to students that one technique that encourages innovative thinking is called brainstorming. When presented with a problem a person or group tries to think of as many ways to solve the problem as possible. The more ideas the better the results.
All ideas are good.
They think there has to be a better way to handle the situation. Divide students into groups of 3 or 4. After the group members share their ideas, each group should select one of the ideas to use in this exercise. Each group should brainstorm ways to improve the situation and record them on the paper. It may be an innovative product, service or a suggested change in behavior.