Brainstorming

• Create Flowcharts for your ideas
• Focus on the topic at hand and stay on track
• Give Feedback on the ideas
• Problem Solving -- Share solutions
• Requirement/parameter of question/problem
• Relax
• Equal participation => everyone should try to contribute=> no sleeping
• Be open minded, no stupid ideas
• Free Association writing => Feel free to build on what you have
• organize ideas under main topic
• Keep it under the timelimit
• Lots of food and drinks
• have a good sense of humor, try not to take it too seriously
• Make intelligent comments and guesses
• make sure you understand the question/problem
• Do it sober
• Effective communication => participate and listen to what others say
• Changing the gravitational constant is not an option => Even weird ideas can be helpful
• Ask questions if you don't understand
• Respect everyone's ideas
• Be able to back your ideas up
• Follow your ideas until your group decides to reject it
• write down all your ideas,
• Don't be afraid to think out loud