Lotus Blossom Brainstorming
1. Write the central problem in the center of the diagram.
2. Write the significant themes, components or dimensions of your subject in the circles labeled A to H surrounding the central theme. The optimal number of themes for a manageable diagram is between six and eight. If you have more than eight, make additional diagrams. Ask questions like: What are my specific objectives? What are the constants in my problem? If my subject were a book, what would the chapter headings be? What are the dimensions of my problem?
3. Use the ideas written in the circles as the central themes for the surrounding lotus blossom petals or boxes. Thus, the idea or application you wrote in Circle A would become the central theme for the lower middle box A. It now becomes the basis for generating eight new ideas or applications.
4. Continue the process until the lotus blossom diagram is completed.
Materials: Pens, Markers, Paper, Board, Post- its
Number of People: 1- 8 people
Time: 15-20 minutes
Design Thinking: Process and Methods Manual by Robert Curedale
