Random word

Random word method

Question # 1 What problem do you have?

Example

How do we improve meetings?

Question # 2 What random word can you think of?

Random word example

Bear

Associations with the word bear

1. Big. 2. Animal.

3. Forest.

Question # 3

What connections can you find between the problem and the random noun?

Examples

1. Use a big wall to write on.

2. Ask every meeting participant what animal they would like to be, if they were animals.

3. Hold a meeting in a forest.

Sources of inspiration http://www.brainstorming.co.uk/tutorials/randomwordtutorial.html http://creatingminds.org/tools/random_words.htm http://www.cul.co.uk/creative/ranword.htm http://www.destination-innovation.com/articles/try-this-lateral-brainstorm-technique-the-random-word/ http://www.randomword.com/ https://youtu.be/ZdJOhgSQJ1Q