Gasna Competition

Workshop University of Qatar Train the Trainers Program

Brain Storming Workshop

By Dr. Abdul Aziz Al-Horr

Why are we here today?

Step 1: Generating Ideas?

The best idea

Towards the best idea

Pool of ideas

Remember
Rule No. 1 in brain storming is that quantity is more important than quality

Try this Write all the ideas jump to your mind when you hear the word Gas

Rules of Brain Storming Respecting these rules will help you to achieve better results with brain storming
Do not evaluate Do not discuss Write all ideas

Appreciate good ideas

Repetition is ok

Do not rush finishing

Encourage quantity

1- Starting Point In groups we will start to think of all the ideas we can use for Gasna competition

2- Classification: Fish Bone Strategy

3- Remove repeated ideas

4- Combine ideas

5- Apply 80/20 Rule 80/

6- Repeat 80/20 Rule if necessary

80/20
7- Weighting ideas It is time now to weight your ideas against agreed criteria (value, impact, feasibility, affordability..)

8- Choosing the best idea Idea No. 1 Advantages Disadvantages

Idea No. 2 Advantages Disadvantages

9- Final Decision The selected idea is:

The reasons are:

Step 2 Writing Ideas

Defining the idea is the first step in writing ideas

What
Guidelines 4Ws

Why

What

who

Example 1
Designing an interactive web site for teenagers to increase their awareness of gas as a natural resources. The web site will offer information, date, network, competitions, projects and campaigns.

Example 2
Designing Gasna village project targeting major players in the energy industry. The aim is to support the use of clean energy in large scale projects. The design will include the concept, conditions, stakeholders, main initiatives and targeted customers

Example 3
Conducting a qualitative research on the environmental responsibilities of the energy industry. The study will cover all CEOs of the energy industry in Qatar. The main objective is to examine what CEOs say and what they do. The study will use the Simi Structured Interviews, observations, and field visits techniques to gather information and data.

Example 4
Organizing Gas and Environment art exhibition for elementary school students. The exhibition will help to increase the awareness of young generation of the potential of gas to be an alternative fuel. It will focuses on painting and hand crafts.

Define
Now define your project

First draft

Final draft

Defining Objectives
Knowing your objectives is half of the journey

Examples:
1- Increasing 2- Developing.. 3- Acquiring.

Determining your means

For each objective you need to determine how are you going to achieve it.
Objective Means 1- Conducting a workshop on qualitative research 2- Completing a research project using qualitative approach 3- Participating in a research competition

1- developing students qualitative research skills.

Determining your means

For each objective you need to determine how are you going to achieve it.
Objective Means

Estimated Budget
Description Cost of unit Quantity

Total

Procedures Activities

Action Plan
Responsibility Time Follow up

Summary
By now every group has a document that Includes the following:
1- Creative idea 2- Definition 3- Objectives 4- Targeted group 5- Procedures and activities 6- Estimated budget 7- Time table 8- Responsibilities