Dwellworks Experience - Lean Agile Playbook 2.01

Brain Writing An efficient form of brainstorming that promotes inclusion and active engagement of all participants. Brain Writing is a powerful and effective tool for generating a lot of information in a short amount of time. In brain writing, everyone spends a short amount of time writing their ideas down. All ideas are then presented, reviewed, and discussed by the group or team.

Steps: 1) Provide participants with blank Post-It notes and markers/pens 2) Announce the topic(s) that you want to cover 3) “Time block” the writing exercise (typically 3-4 minutes) 4) Participants use the Post-It notes to write down their thoughts about the topic and stick them in a central location (wall, white board, etc.) 5) Once time expires or the writing stops take a moment to group similar comments or ideas together 6) Review the results with the group 7) Determine next steps *It’s common to do multiple Brain Writing activities in 1 session or meeting.

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