Shaun Barba

Learning Brainstorming

1. Title of the activity
   • Learning Brainstorming
2. Term of the activity
   • Spring 2022
3. Name of sponsoring organization
   • LinkedIn Learning / Stefan Mumaw / Director of Narrative Strategy
4. Details of the activity (e.g., where, when)
   • LinkedIn Learning – Completed Feb 10 2022
5. What you learned
   • 13 Rules to running a brainstorming session.
   • Jumping point ideas to start brainstorming.
   • Improving feedback from the team by providing an alternate view of the problem.
   • Encouraging more activity by reminding users that it’s a safe space.
   • Keeping groups sizes to 5-7.
6. How the activity relates to coursework or your career goals
   • As a manager, I often lead brainstorming sessions.  This training helped provide some guidance and some rules to help make the sessions more productive.  Especially relevant to problem-solving MIS issues at work.