Group brainstorming has been a part of organizational culture for as long as anyone can remember and is a critical part of Lean Six Sigma. Even though it has its pitfalls, it remains the go-to method for problem solving and idea generation. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, brainstorming has been…
What is the Idea Funneling Guide? The Idea Funneling Guide is a targeted resource to help gather the best ideas to solve process issues. The science proves that Group Brainstorming is less effective so this guide focuses on tapping the wisdom of individuals. Use Idea Funneling in the Improve Phase…
We tell Green Belts to use group brainstorming to come up with solutions, but the research says it doesn’t work—the data proves they would come up with better ideas without it. That’s baffling since brainstorming promotes creativity, taps the wisdom of groups and it has a cool icon—the light bulb.…
Your process improvement effort is going splendidly! You flowcharted, collected data, determined root cause and now, you finally get to discuss solutions. Sometimes the solutions are obvious – but what if they aren’t? It doesn't take hours of brainstorming to understand that Standard Work might be a good place to…
Brainstorming is a free-thinking group method for generating ideas to handle a challenging situation. An underlying maxim for Brainstorming is "from quantity comes quality." The primary objective of Brainstorming is to encourage innovation and out-of-the-box thinking. To achieve this goal, the Brainstorming session is performed with no editing: analysis, discussion,…