Select the Participants

• The chairman selects the participants, and should include:
  • One or more idea collectors to record the ideas.
  • A moderator, or facilitator.
  • Several core members of the project who have proved themselves.
    • Supervisors and their subordinates should not be included as this inhibits expression.
  • Several guests from outside the project, with affinity to the problem.
    • Including different personalities into the creative flow adds a broader perspective to new ideas.

• Size of a brainstorming sessions range from 4 to 30 participants.
  • Ten to twelve is an ideal number.
    • Fewer group members are generally more productive than larger groups.
    • With too many people, frustration can set in if people are not given enough individual time to suggest ideas.

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© 2008 - 2017 John Michael Pierobon

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