Brainstorming Exercises

Bonds may be thought of as the algebraic sum of electrophilic (pluses) and nucleophilic (minuses) centers, or the sum of homophilic centers (radicals). 

The problem is fundamentally a combinatorial one with many possible ways or solutions of assembly. 

Any appropriate combination of pluses and minuses can theoretically woik, that is to say, any kind of chemical reaction with appropriate combinations of reacting centers is possible the key of course is to find the right reaction conditions for this to happen in a practical sense this usually means finding the magic catalyst that will do the trick, that is overcoming the thermodynamic constraints of enthalpy and entropy that constitute what chemists call the energy barrier for a reaction. 

Open-minded brainstorming without being biased by any constraints leads to paths and solutions that are unexpected and therefore result in new discoveries. 

The modern literature of organic synthesis methodology shows quite clearly that chemists are moving in the direction of finding all possible ways to make any given type of functional group transformation. This is the bedrock of new reaction discovery. Often, in the process, plus-plus or 

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Choose topics and develop tentative thesis statements for the other three brainstorming exercises you completed in Lessons 3 and 4. 

Study Methodology. The study leader (who bears a lot of responsibility) divides the process into a series of blocks or sections. Each section is then subjected to a brainstorming exercise when the team ponders issues of (essentially) fire, explosion, toxic release and mechanical energy release, how they might arise and the control measures required either to stop the event or cater for its consequences. The starting point for the examination of each section is a prompt from the table below. 

An FMEA should ideally be carried out as a group brainstorming exercise. The group should include a diverse set of experts. When an FMEA is used for process safety analysis, these should include... 

Figure P32 shows four routes to 2-methylhept-2-ene-6-one, an important synthon for terpenoid preparation. These routes are taken from the schemes shown in Figures 9.6, 9.7, 9.9 and 9.11 in Chapter 9. What is the atom efficiency of each route (For the present purposes, consider only stoichiometric reagents and ignore solvents and catalysts.) If these routes were the result of a brainstorming exercise by your development team, what would be your priority order for testing them out in the laboratory How would this choice be affected by the atom efficiency calculations ...

A report including the brainstorming exercise, objective tree, function mean tree, morphological chart, decision selection matrix as well as any other brainstorming and decision-making exercises. 

Here we present fonr simple brainstorming exercises that illustrate the ideas discussed earlier. These are especially useful for students to expand their minds in thinking about ways how structures could be built by as many different strategies as possible. 

Form a team of three or more and choose one individual whose career choices will be examined during a brainstorming session. Try to find alternative career paths or emphases that will help the individual to grow. This exercise can be repeated for each group member. 

Brainstorming Brainstorming is a whole-class exercise in which students contribute their thoughts about a particular idea or problem. When used to Introduce a new science topic, it can be a stimulating and productive exercise. It also is a useful and efficient way for the teacher to find out what students know and think about a topic. As students learn the rules for brainstorming, they will become more and more adept in their participation. 

This tool works very well in supply chain managemertt when members from companies get together and a problem is presented. What can come from this type of exercise is a strorrger relationship and new and creative ways of working together. 1 have seen this applied to product lines as well, where ideas for new products are the topic of the brainstorming sessiom... 

The CL model was described to students in the first lesson. The first time this was done, the students were very resistant and suspicious. There were two main reasons for such an attitude 1) the increased work and responsibility associated with the cooperative learning model 2) the nature of the groups formation. Most students were used to working in groups with friends and were not willing to be in teams with people they did not know. To overcome such problems, the teachers explained the CL objectives and the expected benefits. Moreover, they also promoted some simple team building exercises during theoretical-practical lessons and raised some brainstorm questions to promote a more active behaviour. 

The leaders of the "Game Tuning Workshop" gave an exercise that used, In effect, incongruence. But here incongruence was used as part of a brainstorming process. 

As mentioned, the point of the exercises wasn t to come up with great game concepts, but merely to demonstrate a certain brainstorming method for creating interesting gameplay, using the taxonomy of types of fun. 

Other tools and techniques for stimulating participation include scenarios, role plays, case studies, brainstorming, problem solving, buzz groups, team exercises, or getting participants to help with the presentation. 

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