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MENTAL MODEL · M8883

Brainwriting

Brainwriting
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-28

CORE DEFINITION

6-3-5 Brainwriting (or 635 Method, Method 635) is a group-structured brainstorming technique aimed at aiding innovation processes by stimulating creativity developed by Bernd Rohrbach who originally published it in a German sales magazine, the Absatzwirtschaft, in 1968.

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6-3-5 Brainwriting (or 635 Method, Method 635) is a group-structured brainstorming technique aimed at aiding innovation processes by stimulating creativity developed by Bernd Rohrbach who originally published it in a German sales magazine, the Absatzwirtschaft, in 1968.

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Written brainstorming: participants write down ideas instead of speaking, and pass/rotate them, avoiding dominance and conformity. The mechanism is parallel generation plus anonymity to reduce social pressure, achieving both quantity and quality.

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