Cubing

During class on thursday, we discussed several brainstorming techniques. While looking up more techniques, i stumbled upon one and I thought it was kind of cool. It is called cubing, and it provokes the brainstormer to think about the brainstorm idea in six ways, like the six sides of a cube. The brainstormer is asked to describe it, compare it, associate it, analyze it, apply it and argue for and against it. By pulling the idea in several ways it allows the brainstormer to look for new ideas and any connections between the different "sides." It can help one look for patterns and get a better sense of of the idea. On brainstorming for different disciplines I would think that most techniques would work for most disciplines. Some people might have to alter or skip some steps but I think the main core of the techniques can work for anything. In a group, one of the best ways to deal with apathy is to incorporate group exercises, where everyone has to give an idea or opinion. And for those who disagree, we can give them they're opinion but at some point the majority must move on with the more popular idea.