Brainstorming
Brainstorming is an idea-generation process that specifically encourages any and all alternatives while withholding any criticism of those alternatives.
Definitions
According to Organizational Behavior by Robbins and Judge (17th edition),
- Brainstorming. An idea-generation process that specifically encourages any and all alternatives while withholding any criticism of those alternatives.
According to the BABOK Guide (3rd edition),
- Brainstorming. A team activity that seeks to produce a broad or diverse set of options through the rapid and uncritical generation of ideas.
According to the HRBoK Guide,
- Brainstorming. A process for producing new ideas and solutions. A method in which individuals or groups spontaneously find solutions to a problem.
