Brainstorming
GPS – trend session (FDC)
Team
composition
Problem definition
Idea
generation
Idea selection
Problem
solution
conceptualization
How/why laddering
Trend selection
 Which wave do you want to surf?
Need inspiration?
Trend selectie
1. Grandmothers rule
2. Go green
3. Kids Rule
4. Instant economy vs.
Relaxation
5. Think global
6. Experience economy
7. Multicultural influences
8. cooperation
9. Focus on health
10. From consumer to
prosumer
Trends
1. Grandmothers rule
2. Ecologisation – go green
3. Kids rule
4. Instant economy vs. relaxation
5. Wifi World
6. Experience economy
7. Multicultural influences
8. Cooperation
9. Focus on health
10. From consumer to prosumer
 Grandmothers rule
 Go green
 Kids rule
 Instant economy vs.
Relaxation
 Wifi World
 Experience economy
 Multicultural
influences
 Cooperation
 Focus on health
 From consumer to
prosumer
 …
Trends - Overview
Trend selection
 Which wave do you want to surf?
Need inspiration?
Team
composition
Problem
definition
Idea
generation
Idea selection
Problem
solution
conceptualization
Brainstorm process
‘How could we’ questions
Situation
Opportunity area
“Thebestwaytogetagoodidea
istogetalotofideas”
−Linus Pauling
Brainstorm rules
• Postpone your judgement!
• Focus on quantity.
• Sky is not the limit! Freewheel!
• You really want to change
something. Dare to dream!
• No arrogance. Listen to everybody.
• Hitch-hike! Awkward ideas can help
to find good solutions.
1 IDEA = 1 POST-IT
DON’T LOOSE ANY IDEA
WRITE DOWN IDEAS IMMEDIATELY
Generate ideas!
Yeah, but…
Yeah, and!
 Brainwriting by 2
 Starting point: 6 trends
 1 idea = 1 post-it
 Every 8 - 10 minutes change trend
 Read ideas of team mates
 Hitch-hike! Yes AND …
GPS-session
 S (Substitute): "What can I substitute in my selling process?"
 C (Combine): "How can I combine selling with other activities?"
 A (Adapt): "What can I adapt or copy from someone else’s
selling process?"
 M (Magnify): "What can I magnify or put more emphasis on
when selling?"
 P (Put to Other Uses): "How can I put my selling to other uses?"
 E (Eliminate): "What can I eliminate or simplify in my selling
process?"
 R (Rearrange): "How can I change or reverse the way I sell?"
WHAT IF YOU GET STUCK?
 Rephrase our question negatively
 Invent negative solutions
 Make / use them positive
 F.ex. How could we keep people as long as possible
on our website?
=> How could we get people away from our website
as fast as possible
Brainstorm method:
Negative Brainstorming
1. Choose a superhero
2. What are his/her features?
3. How would your superhero solve this
challenge? How could certain features be
used to generate ideas?
4. Stuck? Repeat steps 1-3!
Brainstorm method:
Sssssuperhero!
Team
composition
Problem
definition
Idea
generation
Idea selection
Problem
solution
conceptualization
Brainstorm process
‘How could we’ questions
Situation
Opportunity area
Idea selection
 After brainwriting
 Convergence
 Read all ideas
 Choose best ideas
 Any possible combinations?
 Long term vs. Short term
GPS-session
Subjective method
Idea selection
 2 stickers / person
 Look at all ideas
 Paste a sticker on 1 or 2
ideas you favor the most
Stickers
Objective method
Idea selection
 Score the ideas (on 10)
 How realistic is the idea?
 How innovative is the idea?
 Delete unrealistic and not
innovative ideas
 Keep the best ideas!
VR-box
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innovative
realistic
Team
composition
Problem
definition
Idea
generation
Idea
selection
Problem
solution
conceptualization
Solve your challenge!
• What is the best idea?
• Best idea using the subjective method = Best
idea using the objective method?
• If not: consult with your team members
• Choose one final idea
Conceptualize your idea!

Flanders dc gps session (english)