Brainstorming Method Research Articles

Analysis Methods of QC Group Activity

This article analysis QC group activity common method, including permutation diagram, causality diagram, countermeasure table, and discussion methods---brainstorming method. It grasp the design process and the actual value, point out the direction and laid a solid foundation for work of QC group activities in the enterprise effectively. It also create broad platform for innovation of enterprise product quality and increase of team cohesion.

The Research and Application of DMAIC Quality Improvement Method in Chips Welding Line of T Company

DMAIC model is applied to improve the high welding defects in a welding line program of T company, and the quality data was analyzed by Minitab software. Firstly, define the project scope for improvement and the type of weld defects is measured; Secondly, analysis the cause of the main strength of welding defects with the help of brainstorming method. After that, the optimum process parameters are determined by orthogonal experimental design. Finally, all of these works makes defects reduced to 3500ppm,which improves the quality of products greatly and reduce the loss of production.

Presenting a Framework for Ranking Identification System in the Chain Store: Real Case Study of the Iran <em>SHAHRVAND</em> Department Store

The purpose of this research is to specify and rank the appropriate automatic identifying goods system for a real case of a department store (Shahrvand department store). The ideas of the experts about the most appropriate identifying goods system in the department store are evaluated and collected by the brainstorming method, the three types of identification system which are specified by the brainstorming method are: RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification), Barcode and OCR (Optical Character Recognition). In order to ranking the achieved automatic identification and helping the management of the department store for decision making, the promethee (Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment Evaluations) method is selected which has the most conformity with this research between the all MCDM (Multi Criteria Decision Making) method. Therefore, by consideration of two approaches: efficiency of identification systems and convenience of customer purchase eight criteria are extracted for ranking the identification system. Finally, the RFID system is preferred to other automatic identifying good by the used method in the research.

부산지역 공공도서관의 문제이용자 실태와 효과적인 응대방안에 대한 연구

본 연구는 부산지역의 공공도서관을 대상으로 문제이용자의 실태를 조사 분석하였으며, 이를 토대로 공공도서관의 문제이용자에 대한 가장 효과적인 응대방안이 무엇인지 살펴보았다. 부산지역 공공도서관 문제이용자 실태 분석은 부산지역 공공도서관에 재직 중인 사서 128명에 대한 설문조사를 통해서, 그리고 효과적인 응대방안 모색은 해운대도서관 중견사서 9명과의 브레인스토밍과 AHP 기법을 통해 진행되었다. 결론적으로 부산지역의 공공도서관의 문제이용자 응대를 위한 가장 효과적인 방안은 문제이용자 응대에 관련된 세부적인 규정의 제정과 이를 이용자에게 적절히 홍보 및 교육하는 것으로 나타났다. 아울러 도서관 직원에게는 긍정적 언어 사용, 경청 기법, 화난 이용자에 대한 적절한 답변 기법 등과 같은 의사소통 기술 교육이 정기적으로 실시되어야 할 것이다. This study investigated and analyzed the status of difficult patrons, and examined the most effective response measures targeted the public libraries in Busan. A survey on 128 people who served to the public libraries in Busan carried out for analysis of problem behaviors of public library users, and brainstorming and AHP method by 9 librarians for seeking of the effective response plan. This study shows that the most effective response ways for difficult patrons is to enact detailed regulations and the appropriate notification and education to the users about the regulations. In addition, education for communication skills to library staffs should be conducted on a regular basis, like as using positive language, listening techniques, the appropriate response techniques with angry users.

The best form of medicine? Using humor to enhance design creativity

In addition to playing an important role in social bonds and group dynamics, humor has a long association with creativity and creative thinking. This study attempts to utilize this relationship in the context of design by enhancing brainstorming with the use of humor. The theories of Incongruity, Superiority, and Relief are central in the creation of humor. This research hypothesizes that these can be applied to enhance creative performance in brainstorming by (1) inducing a humorous atmosphere through stimuli and (2) applying jocular structure to the brainstorming process itself. A study of three brainstorming methods (classical, silent structured, and video-enhanced) was undertaken, the results analyzed using the Torrance Test of Creative Thinking, and possible influences of humor on levels of creativity evaluated. The results in this indicated that using a humorous stimulus did not have a positive effect, although there remains a strong case in the literature for further investigation. Structuring the brainstorming session did increase fluency and originality, and a number of insights for creative team formation and working are outlined.

The Effect of the Using the Brainstorming Method on the Academic Achievement of Students in Grade Five in Tehran Elementary Schools

The present study aimed at examining the effect brainstorming teaching method on the educational achievement of grade-five students in the schools of district 7 of the city of Tehran, Iran in the educational year 2010–2011. In order to do so, 60 students were selected via cluster sampling method, and then one class (n=30) was exposed to the independent variable (brainstorming method), while another class (n=30) was administered through the traditional method of giving lectures. At first, a researcher- made pre-test was administered upon both groups. After that, the independent variable was applied for 10 sessions after which the researcher-made test was administered again. In order to test the research hypothesis, a t-test was used. The result was indicative of the effect of the brainstorming method, and the difference of means in both groups was significant at <0.001. The results showed that using brainstorming method had a positive effect on the students’ educational achievement.

Piloter par les indicateurs une formation à MIAGE Tanger

Dans ce travail nous présentons les grandes lignes et les résultats d'un travail mené dans la formation DEES Qualité Sécurité Environnement (DEESQSE) à MIAGE Tanger. Il s'agit de déterminer des indicateurs afin de mener à bien la formation continue DEESQSE. Pour réaliser ce travail, nous nous sommes basé sur la méthode PDCA, que nous avons mis en interaction avec un certains nombre d'outils qualité dont le diagramme d'Ishikawa. Selon la logique du PDCA, nous avons déterminé des objectifs avec la contribution des participants à la formation que nous avons décliné dans les différents processus du systême de formation préalablement définis. A ces objectifs, nous avons associé un plan d'action. La mise en relation diagonale des différents cycles du PDCA nous a permis de classifier les indicateurs : Indicateurs de performance Issue de la relation « Prévoir Contrôler » et des indicateurs de pilotage issus de la relation « Agir réagir ». La contribution des participants par la méthode de brainstorming nous a encore une fois permis de dégager d'une part les indicateurs de performance et d'autre part les indicateurs de pilotage.

Prevención de eventos adversos para la seguridad del paciente en las unidades de tratamiento del dolor crónico

ObjectivesTo identify preventive actions that minimise risk of patients safety in pain treatment units, and to cluster preventive actions into homogeneous groups. The current study is part of a project intended to improve patient safety in pain treatment units, and is aimed at identifying, prioritising and preventing patient safety risk. Material and methodsA group of experts was selected from professionals with a specific clinical background and experience in pain treatment units. This group was provided with information on patient safety and on known adverse events, errors and related causes. Through a brainstorming method the participants were asked: What changes or improvements would need to be undertaken to absolutely prevent the occurrence of each adverse event? The participant's proposals were analysed and grouped according to their homogeneity. ResultsA total of 456 preventive actions were identified. The group that received the highest number of suggestions was the one including changes in the management of healthcare processes, followed by the group that considered improvements in clinical practice, training activities, protocols and policies, and patient communication. ConclusionsAccording to the consensus of the experts, management of healthcare processes and improvements in health care practices are the 2 interventions that are most likely to reduce patient safety risk in pain treatment units.

Sub-basin scale characterization of climate change vulnerability, impacts and adaptation in an Indian River basin

Knowledge of climate change vulnerability and impacts is a prerequisite for formulating locally relevant climate change adaptation policies. A participatory approach has been used in this study to determine climate change vulnerability, impacts and adaptation aspects for the Kangsabati River basin, India. The study approach involved engaging with stakeholders representing state (sub-national), district and community levels, through an interactive brainstorming method, to understand stakeholder perceptions regarding (a) local characteristics which influence vulnerability, (b) climate change impacts and (c) relevant adaptation options. The study reveals that vulnerability varies across upstream, midstream and downstream sections of the river basin. Suggested adaptation options, in this predominantly agricultural basin, are found to be applicable across spatial scales. Stakeholder perceptions, regarding vulnerability and impacts, vary with the level of interaction, academic background and type of experience. Interaction confirms the notion that stakeholders have inherent knowledge regarding adaptation, reveals their preferences and ability to think unconventionally. We discuss limitations of the approach while demonstrating its ability to deliver locally relevant and acceptable adaptation options, which could facilitate implementation. We conclude that engaging stakeholders at multiple levels was highly effective in assessing locally relevant aspects of climate change vulnerability, impacts and applicable adaptation options in the Kangsabati River basin. Based on this assessment, a sub-basin scale is recommended for evaluating these aspects, especially for water resources and agricultural systems, through multi-level stakeholder input.

An Integrated Framework for Service Quality: SQBOK Perspective

This article identifies the need for a comprehensive body of knowledge in the service quality domain and presents a framework to the service quality community. The framework is part of the Service Quality Body of Knowledge (SQBOK), an initiative undertaken by ASQ Service Quality Division members. The objective of this article is to introduce the theoretical rationale of the framework and to identify the different determinants of service quality. The research team, consisting of members of the Service Quality Division of ASQ, adopted brainstorming, affinity diagram, Delphi techniques, and interview-based methods to identify and define four key concepts and seven knowledge areas. Each element of the framework is discussed in detail. After discussing strategies to deliver service quality as per SQBOK, a follow-up research direction is provided toward the end of the article. The article challenges both practitioner and academic communities to find practical solutions and identify a body of knowledge based on well-established theories and principles.

Comparison of the degree of creativity in the design outcomes using different design methods

This work analyses the influence of several design methods on the degree of creativity of the design outcome. A design experiment has been carried out in which the participants were divided into four teams of three members, and each team was asked to work applying different design methods. The selected methods were Brainstorming, Functional Analysis, and SCAMPER method. The ‘degree of creativity’ of each design outcome is assessed by means of a questionnaire offered to a number of experts and by means of three different metrics: the metric of Moss, the metric of Sarkar and Chakrabarti, and the evaluation of innovative potential. The three metrics share the property of measuring the creativity as a combination of the degree of novelty and the degree of usefulness. The results show that Brainstorming provides more creative outcomes than when no method is applied, while this is not proved for SCAMPER and Functional Analysis.

Integration of the fish bone diagram, brainstorming, and AHP method for problem solving and decision making—a case study

Decision making is one of the management’s elements and using suitable methods in proportion with decisions, plays an effective role in any organizations success. By recognizing the value of group decision making methods in organizations, managers are seeking for recognizing their organizations problems in one process of group problem solving methods, and finding a suitable approach for it. In one case study performed in a soap production line, namely Tage Co., the problem of redoing and as a result increasing the wastes during production is a large-sized problem. By selecting a proper method in a brainstorming meeting, the effective factors in this regard are identified. Furthermore, by using a fish bone (or cause-and-effect) diagram, the cause-and-effect relationships between the problem’s phenomena become apparent. Finally, by using the analytical hierarchy process analysis and determining the priority for the possible solutions, an efficient decision is made and performed. An application of the above-mentioned decision is presented the promising and valuable results.

Brain Storming and Association in Mathematics Education

In many studies has been discussion to assessment relation between creativity and mathematic. We assess in article education methods of creativity (Brain storming methods and association). Also this article show that is necessary be allocated hours for education of creativity in mathematic classes.

Signs and Symptoms of Impending Death in End-of-life Elderly Dementia Sufferers: Point of View of Formal Caregivers in Rural Areas: -A Qualitative Study-.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to clarify the signs and symptoms of impending death in end-of-life senile dementia from the point of view of formal caregivers in rural areas.Patient/Materials and Methods: We used qualitative data based on retrospective analyses. The data was gathered following a workshop on end-of-life care of the elderly with dementia attended by formal caregivers that was held in Iga City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, in September 2011. There was a total of 29 workshop participants. The workshop products were created in the first session of the workshop entitled “Signs of death.” During the session, we used the brainstorming method, and participants took turns stating at least two signs, symptoms or premonitions of death. In the end, there were 93 cards in total displaying signs of impending death observed in the end stage of dementia. These 93 entries were then classified into clear categories.Results: The categories defined were breathing disorder, consciousness decline, vital power decline, reduced oral intake, feces disorder, calm and peaceful character, blood pressure decline, change in skin color, patient odor, edema, preagonal vital power, body temperature decline, bedsore/wound deterioration, body weight reduction, cyanosis, and oliguria. The most frequently cited symptoms fell in the breathing disorder category (12 cards), followed by consciousness decline (9 cards), vital power decline (9 cards), reduced oral intake (6 cards), and feces disorder (6 cards). Also frequently mentioned were symptoms falling in the calm and peaceful character, patient odor and preagonal vital power categories.Conclusion: The results show that formal caregivers in rural areas identified breathing disorder as a top indicator of impending death in end-of-life senile dementia cases. The results also highlight some other characteristic signs of impending death, such as preagonal vital power and calm and peaceful character. This research could help develop formal caregivers’ observational skills in the end-of-life care settings.

The Effect of Synectics & Brainstorming on 3 rd Grade Students’development of Creative Thinking on Science

The present study attempts to investigate the effect of synectics and brainstorming on 3rd grade students’ development of creative thinking on science, hi this regard, some 196 3rd grade students (99 males and 97 females) were selected using multistage random sampling, and then, they were divided into 3 groups each of which was taught science using synectics, brainstorming and traditional teaching method, respectively. Also, Torrance test of creative thinking (TTCT) (1966) was used to assess students’ creativity. Research methodology is of an experimental design with pretest and posttest and also with TTCT used prior to and after teaching, hi addition, data analysis was carried out based on descriptive and inferential statistics and covariance was used to assess the effect of teaching methodology on creativity. The results show that, compared to traditional teaching method, synectics and brainstorming promote more creativity development, while the former has more significant effect. Also, the results show consistency with those of previous studies and support the importance of using new teaching methodology to increase students’ capabilities.

Radical Design and Technology Epiphanies: A New Focus for Research on Design Management

The past decade has ushered in a growth of interest on design, both among scholars and practitioners. The consequence has been the development of a wealth of new theories on design, innovation, and design management. After a decade of studies, we have developed significant understanding about how firms may better analyze customer needs through user‐centered design, how they can generate better ideas through brainstorming methods and multidisciplinary teams, how consumers value the form of products. Yet, as often happens in research, many studies have focused on the most visible and measurable forms of design (those connected to the clear processes and methods of user‐centered design). The consequence is that, apart from a few exceptions, the focus of theory development has been on incremental innovation enabled by design: better user interface, improvements, differentiation, nice ideas and features that get rapidly imitated and obsolete. Scholars have often neglected some of the most intriguing forms of design, i.e., when design brings a radical perspective, when it contributes to the redefinition of an industry, and the creation of a new paradigm. In this short note I hope to set the stage for this new frontier of research in design management. In particular I propose two fields of investigation: the role of design to radically innovate the meaning of products and services, and the interaction of radical design with radical technologies, which I call technology epiphanies, i.e., the identification of the most powerful meaning enabled by a breakthrough technology.

Identificación y priorización de actuaciones de mejora de la eficiencia en el Sistema Nacional de Salud

Objectives To identify a significant number of interventions to improve efficiency and reduce waste in the Spanish National Health System (NHS), to prioritize these interventions according to their impact, and to assess the measures recently adopted by the Spanish government. Material and methods A meeting was held with 13 healthcare experts, structured according to a mixed method adapted from brainstorming, nominal group and Rand consensus methods. Results The panel proposed 101 possible actions to improve the efficiency of the Spanish NHS. The 11 measures announced by the Government in the Royal Decrees-Laws 4 and 8 of 2010 increased the total number of measures assessed to 112. The panel's proposals centered on accountability and good governance, the concentration of hospital equipment and services, reduction of preventive services of little value, utilization management (including copayments, but not as a sole element), management of the incorporation of new medicines and technologies, strengthening the role of primary care, reforming workforce policies, and a series of regulatory and managerial interventions. Government measures received an intermediate overall score, but scores of their financial impact were high. Conclusions There are several opportunities to improve the efficiency of the Spanish NHS beyond the “anticrisis” measures recently adopted by the Spanish Government. Most of these opportunities require feasible structural reforms, although their financial impact is less immediate than that of government measures.

Innovation quality management in public sector research and development organizations: Application of six sigma methodology

Measuring and managing six sigma critical success factors (CSF) is required for organizational alignment and optimization to its perceived goals. This research explores the key aspects of CSF public sector R and D organizations (PSRDO) which seem consistent for breakthrough improvement through six sigma. This paper proposes a framework to integrate innovation ability and quality management (Six Sigma) into a framework for enhancing and improving innovation quality in public sector research and development organizations. Twenty-three critical variables for implementing Six-Sigma were identified through documentary investigation, brainstorming and Delphi methods. The relevance rating and rank of these variables were computed from the response of 195 and 240 scientists in two sets. Following hierarchical cluster analysis these 23 variables were grouped in to five critical successes factors. A framework encompassing these five factors is proposed for institutionalizing Six Sigma approach in PSRDO to foster innovation quality and productivity.

The Effect of the Brainstorming Teaching Method on UNRWA- FES Students' Achievement and their Critical Thinking in the Geography Course

The study aimed to investigate the effect of the brainstorming teaching method on Faculty of Educational Sciences (FES) students' achievement and on improving their critical thinking in the geography course. The population of the study consisted of (131) male and female Class Teacher sophomore students, distributed among five classes. Two classes were randomly selected to form two cluster groups; an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group consisted of (25) male and female students while the control group consisted of (28) male and female students. An achievement multiple choice test designed by the researcher mainly for the purpose of conducting the study was administered. The said test consisted of (40) items. The validity and reliability of the test was checked. Furthermore, the researcher used the California Critical Thinking Test (version 2000) which consisted of (34) items distributed among five skills. The equivalence of the two groups was tested by applying the achievement pre-test and the California Critical Thinking Test (CCTT). Results of the achievement posttest, the California Critical Thinking Post Test and the whole test for the analytical , inductive and evaluation skills revealed that there were statistically significant differences at (α≤0.05) in favor of the experimental group which were taught using the brainstorming teaching method. However, the results revealed that there were statistically no significant differences between the two groups with respect to the deductive and reasoning skills.

CONSENSUS-MAKING SUPPORT SYSTEMS DEDICATED TO CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING

There are many creative thinking manual methods in the world. They are brainstorming method, brain-writing method, mind mapping, NM method, Equivalent Transformation method, KJ method, etc. Human thinking process for creative problem solving consists of four sub-processes. They are divergent thinking sub-process, convergent thinking sub-process, idea crystallization sub-process, and idea verification sub-process. In accordance with this proposal, most Japanese research and development is centered on this four types of creative thinking manual methods and support systems. In this paper, we describe three types of Group Decision Support Systems (DSSs) for creative problem solving, similar to KJ method. All design philosophy depends on bottom-up decision-making. They are knowledge acquisition support groupware GRAPE, consensus-making support systems Group Coordinator (I) and Group Coordinator (II). The characteristic function of GRAPE is knowledge merging for GRAPE users, and that of Group-Coordinator (I) and Group-Coordinator (II) is tradeoff resolution by sensitivity analysis and adjusting of user requirements by the QDA method, respectively. The systems that we have developed are similar to the KJ method, which is the most popular methodology for creative problem solving in Japan. The essence of our developed methodology and tools is that it boosts intellectual productivity. GRAPE and its successors can speed-up the given group decision making problem by two to three times with respect to the idea crystallization (evaluation and judgment) sub-process.