1. What is the difference between it and Brainstorming?
What is Ideation?
What is the difference between it and Brainstorming?
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2. Ideation versus Brainstorming
Ideation is a new buzz word for coming up with ideas.
According to Wikipedia “Ideation” is the process of creating new ideas.
Brainstorming is a group creativity technique designed to generate a large number of ideas for the solution of a problem.
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3. Gathering useful Ideas
Everyone should have the opportunity to express ideas.
Every idea may have value at some point.
No criticism is allowed.
You want to work for quantity.
Piling-on to someone else's idea may make an even better idea.
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Rules
Establish team norms (rules that everyone agrees to).
Decide who is in charge.
Be prepared to take a break when things get heated up or things slow down.
You are working as a team and the whole team gets credit for the solution, not one individual.
Record all ideas so you will know what has been visited and what has not.
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Ideation Solutions
Establish criteria so you know which solution could solve the problem.
Develop the presentation to the Client.
Review to make sure it fits client’s needs.
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