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structured and it follows brainstorming rules. The brainstorming process is
described below, for which you will need a flip-chart or alternative. This is
crucial as Brainstorming needs to involve the team, which means that everyone
must be able to see what's happening. Brainstorming places a significant
burden on the facilitator to manage the process, people's involvement and
sensitivities, and then to manage the follow up actions. Use Brainstorming well
and you will see excellent results in improving the organization, performance,
and developing the team.
Brainstorming process that used in training enumerators for census 2017
1. Define and agree the objective.
2. Brainstorm ideas and suggestions having agreed a time limit.
3. Categorize/condense/combine/refine.
4. Assess/analyse effects or results.
5. Prioritize options/rank list as appropriate.
6. Agree action and timescale.
7. Control and monitor follow-up.

Ideas about how the enumerators deal with households during census
according to Brain storming session
The training program for instructors of enumerators applied the pervious
brainstorming process, the instructors divided to groups (5 individuals in each
group) to discuss situations that faces enumerators when they deal with
households during census.

1. The results of brain storming sessions:
The Trainer of Trainee (TOT) for Egyptian census presented some
situations that face enumerators, and how the enumerators overcome it
and this table summarize some results of brain storming session:
Responding of How the enumerators deal?
Household
“I’m not feeling In these cases, you have caught the person at a bad time, but the
very well.” situation is temporary. The respondent is likely to agree to be
interviewed at another time. Say that you will come back later.
“My house is too Offer understanding by saying something like the following: “That’s
messy for you to no problem.
come in.” We can do the screening right here. Or we can schedule another
time for me to come back.
Lack of Assure the respondent of confidentiality. Show him or her the
trust/invasion of Statement of Confidentiality. Remind the respondent that the
privacy or information he or she provides is Combined with information from
confidentiality. other interviews and is reported in summary form.
“How did you get Explain that census get information from all residential Addresses
my address?” across the country using a scientific procedure.
“I don’t care about Explain importance of census in some fields such as education,
that issue.” housing, employment etc
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