www.leanteamsusa.com

Robert BairdPresident

+1 215 353 0696

Brainstorming

Apr 12, 2023

2

Why Brainstorming

• Need to generate new ideas• Need to generate a high volume of ideas• Prevent people getting stuck on discussing

details instead of being creative• Able to consider every possible angle of a

problem• Able to obtain individual and group involvement• Allows team members to build on each other’s

creativity

3

What to Brainstorm

• Root Causes• Solutions for root causes• Key inputs of a process• To generate a list:– Critical machine parameters– Team NORMS– New career path steps

• Almost anything can be brainstormed

4

Brainstorm meeting request states the problem in meeting agenda and meeting objective Provides time to think about potential ideas Write the problem at the top of the board Identify possible resources required Set a time limit (5 to 20 minutes) Ask each member in rotation - Everyone takes part, members are allowed to say pass NO CRITICISM of ideas from others Let yourself go – wild ideas are welcome Quantity of ideas is the goal Write everything down Spelling not important Group Ideas

Brainstorm Ground Rules

Ensure the ground rules are not broken!

5

Determine Which Ideas are Selected

• Number the ideas in the brainstorm list• The number of votes per person is 1/3 of the total number of

ideas in the brainstorm list. For example if there were 18 ideas then each person would have 6 votes

• Everyone places their votes according to the idea number on a piece of paper

• The person conducting the brainstorm session collects all of the papers

• The ideas with the most votes are selected

Apr 12, 2023 www.leanteamsusa.com 6

Guaranteed ROI From Lean Teams USA

• Lean Teams USA Lean Consulting

• View My Profile on LinkedIn

• Lean Teams USA +1 215 353 0696