Question

What are the benefits of brainswarming?
1. It eliminates the role of a facilitator.
2. It requires no immediate summary.
3. It is completed synchronously.
4. It eliminates the dominance of a few talkative team members.
5. It eliminates the need to write down ideas.

Answer 1

Here’s a quick true/false list with brief explanations:

1. Mostly true — Brainswarming’s structured, self-guiding format often removes the need for a separate facilitator (though a facilitator can still be helpful in some contexts).
2. True — it doesn’t require an immediate verbal summary because the shared map/notes serve as the record.
3. False — it can be done synchronously or asynchronously; one advantage is that contributions can be added independently over time.
4. True — by having people add ideas independently to a shared board, it prevents a few talkative members from dominating.
5. False — brainswarming depends on recording ideas (e.g., sticky notes or a shared diagram), not on avoiding writing them down.