Scenario: Brainstorming(2024)

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  Joanna Grabowska

  May 31, 2024 at 10:29 am | #

  First, I ensure that everyone understands the goals of the brainstorming session. Next, I organize the session’s structure, ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to contribute ideas. I encourage open and non-critical idea exchange, setting time frames to maintain the meeting’s momentum. After the session, I help summarize and select the most valuable ideas aligned with the team’s objectives. Finally, I develop an implementation plan for the selected ideas, defining specific steps and responsibilities. These steps ensure that the brainstorming session is productive and consistent with action learning principles.

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  Steve Abasta

  June 10, 2024 at 6:32 pm | #

  As an Action Learning Coach, I would intervene to determine whether the group has actually achieved consensus before allowing the group to proceed to the actions or solution phase of process. Although some members of the group may feel as though they know the problem and are ready to move on to solutions, it’s important to confirm everyone’s understanding of the problem. The group risks attempting to identify actions for the wrong problem.

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  Yuki Liu

  June 14, 2024 at 11:22 pm | #

  I’d ask the team: “does everybody agree that using brainstorming would be the most effective way at this moment? Does anyone have concerns?”

  If no one disagrees, I’d suggest the team to set a time frame for the brainstorming session, so as to ensure we still have time for action learning discussion.

  If someone does raise concerns, I’d encourage the team to discuss what would be the impact and whether there’re better ways to move the process forward.

  If the team still decides to try brainstorming, at the feedback session, I’d invite the team to share their feelings on the pros and cons of brainstorming and action learning.

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  Amy Wolfgang

  August 30, 2024 at 1:43 pm | #

  As an action learning coach, I would confirm with the team with a thumbs up/thumbs down question: Team, do we have a clear definition of the problem?

  I would note the thumbs up/thumbs down, but regardless, I would ask them to write the problem statement in the chat.

  After each person reads their problem definition, I would ask the team again: After hearing all of the problem statements, do we have a clear definition of the problem?

  If there are any thumbs down, I would ask: What makes it important to achieve clarity on the problem before we start the brainstorming process? Then I would ask: How can we best move forward to arrive at clarity on the problem? I would plan to intervene again in 5-7 minutes to see where the group is on problem clarity.

  If each member of the team indicates there is clarity on the problem statement, I would state: The team seems ready to move to brainstorming. Is everyone in agreement to move to the brainstorming process? Thumbs up/Thumbs down. I would then ask: Is there anything more anyone wants to say?

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