The 635 method is a brainwriting technique (a form of creative techniques) and aims to find unusual ideas for problemsolving.
With this method, you can generated up to 108 ideas within 30 minutes (6 participants x 3 ideas x 6 lines).
To use this method you need:
- Equal-sized sheet with three columns and six rows each (18 boxes).
- Each participant (ideally six) formulates three ideas (one per column) in the first row.
- Each sheet is passed clockwise after a time reasonable for the the problem that needs to be solved (approx. 3-5 minutes).
- The next participant takes up the ideas that have already been mentioned and tries to develop them further.