Potentiating the innovation capacity of brainstorming testing approaches in architecture education medium

Since the purpose of architecture is to optimize the physical environment, where specific human activities take place properly and in a dignified fashion, architectural design can never be an absolutely push-button process. Accordingly, architecture is truly interwoven with creativity, which should essentially be enhanced or even acquired. In this sense, brainstorming can be considered one of the easiest and most popular techniques to generate concepts and ideas. However, carrying out effective brainstorming is still debatable. Thus, this research tries to investigate and test approaches that could boost the innovation capacity of brainstorming sessions via overcoming its stumbling blocks. This will be achieved by carrying out an educational experiment that will test two enhancing approaches: firstly, alternating solitary and group brainstorming and secondly, using stimulating and organizing tools.