You're leading a brainstorming session. How can you ensure every team member feels valued and heard?

What could also help with establishing an inclusive environment for brainstorming is having an ice-breaker activity at the start of the session. This will help all participants to loosen up and get comfortable with communicating during the session.

Em minha experiencia, para obtermos contribui??es valiosas em sess?es de brainstorming, temos que seguir alguns pontos: 1) Cria??o de um time multifuncional: 2) Realizar o braisntorming em um local adequado, sem influencia das atividades diárias; 3) Escolher um facilitador (positivo e equilibrado); 4) Definir objetivo e explicar contexto; 5) Priorizar quantidade de ideias; 6) Evitar críticas e julgamentos; 7) Incentivar participa??o de todos e ideias fora do comum; 8) Construir a partir de ideia dos outros (Conex?es); 9) Manter o foco; 10) Ser Visual (Exemplo: uso de post-its)

Establishing a safe environment during brainstorming sessions is vital for creativity and ensuring inclusivity. Here are a few ideas to consider: 1. Establish transparent guidelines for listening and participation to ensure everyone understands that 'no idea is a silly idea.' 2. Be mindful of those who are less vocal or extroverted. You may need to 'invite' them to share their ideas rather than expecting them to volunteer. 3. Utilise established idea-generation methods, like mind mapping. These techniques enable individuals to generate ideas in their own mother tongue independently and without interruption, often fostering a sense of safety.

Set clear guidelines for respectful listening, encourage quieter voices to share their ideas, and acknowledge each contribution. Foster an inclusive atmosphere where all input is appreciated, ensuring diverse perspectives are considered.

There is nothing more valuable in creativity than the contrast generated by the diversity of criteria and thoughts. This constructive confrontation always provides high-level creative approaches.

A diversidade é uma ferramenta exponencial nos projetos inovadores, pois multiplica: 1) Conhecimentos; 2) Perspectivas: 3) Experiencias; 4) Vivência; 5) Pontos de Vista; Além de multiplicar as possibilidades de ideias e propostas, maximiza senso de engajamento, pertencimento e comprometimento.

My recommendations for dynamic, productive and motivating creativity techniques are: Gamestorming (games applied to the business environment), lateral thinking, reverse brainstorming, Out of the Box or Method 635.

Em minha experiencia, o uso do brainwriting com uso de post-its de cores diferentes (para assuntos diferentes), fornecem possibilidade de participa??es igualitárias, que podem levar a contribui??es mais poderosas e enriquecendo as contribui??es.

Building trust in all members of the creative team is essential to generate the necessary security and to be able to expose all creative approaches in an open manner.

Don't underestimate the intimidation factor of having to speak in a group. No amount of reassurance is going to assuage someone who doesn't trust that they'll be heard or taken seriously (and if that's the case, you have other problems to address, preferably first). Consider adding an anonymous suggestion box to help build trust and give voice to those who otherwise won't speak up no matter what. When people see that you're willing--and want--to listen, even anonymously, it can help them start to speak up in the main session. (This also gives people an easy way to submit ideas after the fact, too--and they will come up!)

Any idea put forward deserves to be heard. That's the magic of creativity. What a priori may be something that makes no sense, may end up being the great idea we are looking for. Therefore, everything has a place and after being listened to and evaluated with criteria we can reach differential points that initially would not be contemplated.

Fostering a safe and inclusive environment during a session is crucial for participation, ensuring that every team member feels valued and heard. Here are some strategies: * The creative brainstorm sandbox: Yes, we say think outside the box, but there is a box to guide us. * To start, make sure everyone shares one idea; keep it quick with fast explanations and write ALL the ideas on a whiteboard. * Everybody comment on the other ideas. * Create a flow of discussion that is inclusive & respectful, but truthful to the objective to attain: Being creative needs to achieve business results. * Use the 3 C technique: Validate each idea. What does it bring to the client? What does it bring to their customers? And what does it bring to our company?