{"id":1557,"date":"2021-09-07T08:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advertisingweek.com\/aw360\/2021\/09\/07\/why-its-time-to-move-from-brainstorming-to-brainsteering\/"},"modified":"2021-09-07T08:00:12","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T12:00:12","slug":"why-its-time-to-move-from-brainstorming-to-brainsteering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advertisingweek.com\/aw360\/news\/why-its-time-to-move-from-brainstorming-to-brainsteering\/1557\/","title":{"rendered":"Why It\u2019s Time To Move From Brainstorming To Brainsteering"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- shortcode [asyncjs] -->\n        <script type=\"text\/javascript\">if (!window.AdButler) {\n                (function () {\n                    var s = document.createElement(\"script\");\n                    s.async = true;\n                    s.type = \"text\/javascript\";\n                    s.src = 'https:\/\/servedbyadbutler.com\/app.js';\n                    var n = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0];\n                    n.parentNode.insertBefore(s, n);\n                }());\n            }<\/script>\n        <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n            var AdButler = AdButler || {};\n            AdButler.ads = AdButler.ads || [];\n            var abkw = window.abkw || '';\n            var plc376260 = window.plc376260 || 0;\n            document.write('<' + 'div id=\"placement_376260_' + plc376260+ '\"><\/' + 'div>');\n            AdButler.ads.push({\n                handler: function (opt) {\n                    AdButler.register(167788,376260, [300,250], 'placement_376260_' + opt.place, opt);\n                },\n                opt: {\n                    place: plc376260++,\n                    keywords: abkw ,\n                    domain: 'servedbyadbutler.com'\n                }\n            });\n        <\/script>\n        \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>By Andrew Barraclough, vice-president of design, GSK<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stimulating and creating a space \u2013 both physically, emotionally and intellectually \u2013 where ideas can be formed, new thinking can be encouraged, and product development can be shared and inspired is often easier said than done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But for those of us working in front-end innovation, the challenge of coming up with fewer but bigger and better ideas in unceasing. 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A room full of people, each clasping their bundle of post-it notes and pens, flip charts at the ready before unleashing the voting for people\u2019s favourite idea. Too often the nervous follow the lead of the senior team members, marking their dot against the same idea as their boss\u2019s and a collective groupthink takes hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is why I\u2019m more interested in what I\u2019d call \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/gfbertini.wordpress.com\/2011\/03\/14\/seven-steps-to-better-brainstorming-brainsteering\/\" aria-label=\"brainsteering, read on a wordpress blog\">brainsteering<\/a>\u2019, rather than brainstorming. The advantage of brainsteering is that it applies the design thinking process to creative idea generation. Energy is invested upfront to ensure that the actual problem to be solved is crystal clear. Because too often people jump into the brainstorming stage without having clearly identified the problem that they are looking to storm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With a clear problem definition and the appropriate inputs before the idea generation element begins, you\u2019re more likely to succeed. It\u2019s the philosophy of a slow start for a fast finish vs the jump straight to solutions stage. Clear criteria are applied to idea selection and idea identification. It doesn\u2019t reduce creativity, but it does improve the rigour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">People often talk about the fuzzy front end of innovation, but this is wrong \u2013 it shouldn\u2019t be fuzzy, it should be very clear and specific about the job that needs to be done. From that, a very tight brief can be written. The briefing is often where it goes wrong. We\u2019ve all seen \u2013 or written \u2013 those briefs that are too ambiguous, too open and too general. Keeping it broad doesn\u2019t help anyone; far better to invest in quality up-front thinking to ensure quality design outcomes. From a water-tight brief, the designers can hold the truth of the problem central through the whole development process, so all that upfront thinking and learning isn\u2019t diluted as the work is carried out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, brainsteering means you avoid instigating a random voting system, instead, you look at accessing ideas to see if they are viable, feasible, desirable and sustainable through a rigorous idea selection process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By using the simple of the framework of design thinking you merge human understanding \u2013 gained through quality insight \u2013 with science and technology solutions all started with quality problem definition. Following this structured process means better results are delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is a risk with the way brainstorming has evolved \u2013 in a bid to engender a fun \u2018creative\u2019 atmosphere to the process rooms have included multicoloured highlighters, bean bags, Haribos and other accoutrements. But innovation is really hard work \u2013 it doesn\u2019t come from sugar-high lounging, it comes from rigour and discipline and the relentless pursuit of better solutions to difficult problems. Brilliant products and services, design solutions and new concepts do not come from throwing ideas at a wall and vainly hoping something will stick \u2013 or worse, simply voting for the same idea as your boss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Insights and technology \u2013 applied in the design thinking framework of brainsteering \u2013 are imperative for the innovation journey. 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