{"id":3355,"date":"2023-07-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/?p=3355"},"modified":"2023-07-21T13:47:53","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T17:47:53","slug":"organizing-tip-how-to-organize-ideas-after-a-brainstorm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theorderexpert.com\/organizing-tip-how-to-organize-ideas-after-a-brainstorm\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Organize Ideas After A Brainstorm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Looking to organize ideas after a productive brainstorm session at work<\/a>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ve just held the greatest brainstorm<\/a> in your office…ever!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You have lots of exciting and tantalizing ideas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But just how do you organize those ideas into something that you can use?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this post, you’ll find tips to help you organize ideas generated during a brainstorm\u2026and help you declare an idea winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a break.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This might seem counter-intuitive, but you really should take a mini-break<\/a> after a brainstorming session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You want to create some distance between yourself and any ideas you\u2019ve come up with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This break will act as a buffer and allow you to better approach ideas objectively, rather than subjectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take an hour or two to regroup, but no more than one day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You want to have the brainstorm relatively fresh in your mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Streamline notes.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Chances are your brainstorming session generated a lot of ideas, some of which might be complex or complicated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may even have some asides, miscellaneous<\/a> notes, and perhaps a doodle or two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s a lot of disparate information to deal with!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of tacking all of this information, take the time to streamline your notes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Convert your ideas into bite-sized chunks of information onto individual sticky notes<\/a> or index cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A couple of words or a small phrase will suffice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do a quick sort.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Take a quick look at your ideas.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are there any that immediate grab your attention? Are there ideas that make you pause, reflect and reconsider? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ideas should naturally fall into one of these three categories: love, like and so-so ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quickly sort your ideas into one of these three categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Resist the temptation on going off on a tangent of envisioning all that you could possibly do with a single idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember, you\u2019re just doing a quick sort, and not creating a detailed plan of action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evaluate ideas based on your brainstorm criteria.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You originally held your brainstorm in order to solve an answer to a problem<\/a> or concern. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe need to come up with theme ideas for the employee spring carnival,\u201d or \u201cIdeas for my mother\u2019s birthday present.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You probably also had certain criteria in mind that would ultimately determine your final decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the case of the spring carnival, you might have had the following criteria in mind: feasibility, cost effectiveness, physically possible, timely\/time sensitive, and research required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now\u2019s the time to apply your brainstorm criteria and evaluate each of your ideas in the three categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can create a little checklist or grid with your ideas and evaluate whether or not they match these criteria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a final review.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By now, you\u2019ve properly streamlined<\/a>, sorted and evaluated your ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ve got an idea that is \u201cthe winner,\u201d but don\u2019t throw away any of your other ideas just yet!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a moment to review your ideas overall to solidify your decision and see if you can\u2019t synthesize something larger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are there any patterns that emerge? What separated the ideas that you loved versus the ones that were just so-so?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What concerns did you have about the so-so ideas? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can you merge two or more ideas into one for something bigger and better?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How about you? What do you find is the most difficult part in organizing ideas after a brainstorm? Join the conversation and leave a comment below!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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