A group of businesspeople meet in order to solve the problem of decreased sales of their company's products. One of them suggests that they generate as many ideas as they can in a short period of time without being critical of any of them. This technique of stimulating divergent thinking is called . brainstorming keeping a journal free writing mind or subject mapping

Brainstorming

Explanation:

Brainstorming is problem solving technique in which people of diverse skill gather together and discusses together the problem to collectively design best possible solution.  

In brainstorming following steps are followed

•Each one come up with their ideas and solution

•All ideas and solution are accepted and not criticized.

•Best possible ideas are selected out of them

•They are modified by refining and combining them

•Finally best alternative solution is unanimously selected by all

Brain storming is done to  

•Generate sense of collective responsibility and accountability

•Encourage creativity and design thinking

•Foster unity and group learning

Since in the problem statement all the step of brainstorming is being followed like meeting of group of people, coming up with different ideas .

Answer should be brainstorming

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