Encourage the participants to form groups with people they do not know. Have the people introduce themselves to everyone in their group. Each group needs to select a group leader and a recorder. The group leader gives the participants a written statement of the problem. The leader should avoid any detailed clarification of the problem, such as providing specific examples.
Participants silently write down their ideas on index cards without discussion with others.
Round-robin sharing of ideas. No discussion other than clarification is permitted. The recorder writes the idea on newsprint for everyone in the group to see. Continue reading ideas around the table until all ideas have been recorded on newsprint. Discussion and Clarification.