6-3-5 / brainwriting method
With the 6-3-5 method, a large number of ideas for solving a given problem can be created within a team of 6 people. The ideas are developed together: each participant gives first 3 proposals, which are extended by the others within 5 iterations.
Time Taken
30 mins
Level of Difficulty
Hard
Materials Needed
Post its, miro etc
Participants
Design Team
- Effectiveness 90%
Step by Step Instructions
#1
Phrase the problem you are dealing with in a concise sentence on the whiteboard.
#2
Each participant receives a sheet of paper with an empty table (3 columns with 6 rows each)
#3
For the first line each participant writes down 3 ideas to solve the problem
#4
After 3 minutes, the sheets are passed clockwise to the next person
#5
Everyone now tries to develop the existing ideas and write down 3 new ideas.
#6
Steps 4 and 5 are run five times until all lines are filled.
#7
The group analyses, evaluates and discusses the results together
Template
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