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Brainstorming is an art and science. Over the past 25 years, I have run hundreds of brainstorming workshops for high-performing teams. The problem is that most brainstorming sessions stop with a big list of ideas. Because successful brainstorms aren’t about technology at all. Get focused.
Because successful brainstorms aren’t about technology at all. In a single sentence, describe the challenge, problem, or topic of your brainstorm. Be sure everyone understands the norms for the brainstorm. Set a timeline and due date for results. I’m not going to write them here. Get focused.
The problem is that most brainstorming sessions stop with a big list of ideas. Because successful brainstorms aren’t about technology at all. In a single sentence, describe the challenge, problem, or topic of your brainstorm. Be sure everyone understands the norms for the brainstorm. Get focused.
This sentiment was eloquently expressed in a 2010 Visions Magazine article by James A. Moreover, academic research shows that a contributor’s likelihood of solving a problem increases according to the distance between his or her own field of technical expertise and the problem’s domain. But they’re experts, nonetheless.
This sentiment was eloquently expressed in a 2010 Visions Magazine article by James A. Moreover, academic research shows that a contributor’s likelihood of solving a problem increases according to the distance between his or her own field of technical expertise and the problem’s domain. But they’re experts, nonetheless.
This sentiment was eloquently expressed in a 2010 Visions Magazine article by James A. Moreover, academic research shows that a contributor’s likelihood of solving a problem increases according to the distance between his or her own field of technical expertise and the problem’s domain. But they’re experts, nonetheless.
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Alan Lightman novelist and physicist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology “Creativity is enhanced by having a prepared mind, and then being stuck on a problem. Success Magazine awarded Thinkertoys with a Gold Medal for being “one of the best of the best business books.” The ultimate brainstorming guide. multiple times.
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Business books, magazines, and blogs are chock full of advice about how to give feedback to individuals, but how do you do the same for your entire team? Work your way up to structured reviews. Ask each person to prepare specific reviews of colleagues to be read aloud at the next meeting. How much is too much?
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It certainly doesn’t happen in most brainstorming sessions. A great example is the Printing Press which combined two technologies, the wine press, and the concept of moveable type. I say “expert” here because this is not a concept every brainstorming facilitator knows or can do, it’s an advanced technique. Elaborate the ideas.
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