Brain sketching is a technique where individuals quickly sketch out their initial ideas on paper in silence to leverage the creative parts of the brain associated with images rather than words. This allows introverted people space to generate ideas without interruption and recognizes that more ideas are created individually than in groups. The key steps are to consider a creative question, sketch 6 initial ideas within 5-10 minutes using minimal words, and then share the sketches with a team to build upon the initial ideas.

1. BRAINSKETCHING
GET AFIRST BURST OF IDEAS ONTO PAPERBY QUICKLY SKETCHING
THEM INSILENCE
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2. WHEN NEEDED RATIONALE
BRAIN SKETCHING
Creates time and space for introverted
people to get ideas on paper without
being interrupted in their thinking
Leverages the fact that the more
creative part of the brain is closely
associated with thinking in images
rather than words
Recognizes that people create more
ideas when working individually than in
groups
Gets the first ideas out your system,
even though these are generally not
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I want to get
started on new
ideas
I want to think
alone!

3. ESSENCE POINTERS
BRAIN SKETCHING
Get a first burst
of ideas onto
paper by
quickly
sketching them
in silence
Consider your Creative Question that
you want to generate ideas for
Get pen and paper and individually
quickly sketch 6 ideas onto paper
Use words only sparingly to clarify
ideas
Take 5-10 minutes for the sketching
Share your ideas with your team and
jointly build on them or leverage them
for new ideas
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