Brief narrative: The Truth About Brainstorming
The term brainstorming was created by Alex F. Osborn in 1953 in his book Applied Imagination: Principles and Procedures of Creative Thinking . Since then, this word has gained popularity and produced different concepts that differ in many people’s opinions. The Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines brainstorming as “a group problem-solving technique that involves the spontaneous contribution of ideas from all members of the group; the mulling over of ideas by one or more individuals in an attempt to devise or find a solution to a problem” (Webster 2015). This definition has been applied despite its lack of complicated and varied intricacies of the brainstorming process. Culturally, brainstorming has turned into a synonym for the creative idea-generating process. This term is a tool for creative problem solving, though it’s different from the original description of the brainstorming process designed by Alex F. Osborn. Origin of Brainstorming A determined New Yorker had a special...
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