IPA IP 2026 Question 10

Topic: Corporate Activities

A question IPA Japan published in 令和8年度 ITパスポート試験 公開問題 問10, translated into English. ITPEC is based on the same exams.

Among the descriptions concerning meetings, which of the following lists all and only the appropriate ways of conducting brainstorming?

AFree-wheeling ideas are held back, and members are asked to submit feasible ideas.BEven a suggestion that builds on another member’s idea is not criticized, and the session proceeds.CThe session proceeds while ideas suited to the theme are selected from among the ideas put forward by members.

Explanation

Only B, building on others' ideas without criticism — brainstorming welcomes as many ideas as possible and judges none of them during the session.

Brainstorming runs on four rules: no criticism (evaluation is postponed until afterwards), free-wheeling (unusual and wild ideas are welcome), quantity over quality, and combination and improvement (building on others' ideas).

  • •A holds back free-wheeling ideas and asks only for feasible ones, which breaks free-wheeling and quantity over quality.
  • •B lets members piggyback on another member's idea without objection: combination and improvement, with no criticism.
  • •C selects the ideas that suit the theme during the session, which is evaluation, postponed until after the ideas are out.

Answer (d)

Why not others:

  • •(a) — A alone is the one rule-breaking item, and the correct B is missing
  • •(b) — adds A, which restricts ideas to feasible ones
  • •(c) — adds A and C, both of which judge ideas during the session

Key rule: Brainstorming: no criticism, free-wheeling, quantity over quality, combine and improve; select and evaluate the ideas only after the session, for example with the KJ method.

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