Brainstorming

Agenda

• Discuss guidelines for Brainstorming

• Brainstorm project ideas

• Generate criteria for selecting a project

• Select project ideas from brainstorming that fit criteria

• Select 6 project ideas

• Rank project ideas

7 Secrets for Better Brainstorming

1. Sharpen the focus

2. Playful rules• Don’t critique or debate ideas now• Go for quantity• Encourage wild ideas

3. Number your ideas

4. Build and jump

5. The space remembers

6. Stretch your mental muscles

7. Get physical

6 ways to Kill a Brainstorm

• The boss (prof) gets to speak first

• Everybody gets a turn

• Experts only please

• Do it off-site

• No silly stuff

• Write down EVERYTHING

Criteria to Select a MGT 450/550 Project

• Too complex

• 20-40 activities

• Sufficient resources

• Sufficient time

• No knowledge

• Too technical complex

MGT 450/550 Project

• Reasonable scope• 20-40 activities

• Time

• Access to necessary information

• Access to resources

• Personal interest

• Interesting to employers

Feasible Project ideas

• 1 building a car

• 2 brewing beer

• 4 planning a superbowl party

• 5planning a trip

• 7 build a pool

• 11 hiking everest

• 8 hot dog eating contest

• 13 build race-track

• 15 planning a wedding

• Planning a concert

• Planning a movie

• Publishing a book

• Starting a biz

• Teach fly plane

• Planning a campaign

• Build a park

• Transportation @NAU

• Subdividing

• Get a job

• Convert a car to electric

• Taking a company public