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A Remote Innovation Brainstorm Method

Destination Innovation

How can you harness this idea in the age of Zoom and Microsoft Teams meetings? Here is a brainstorm method I call ‘The Postal Service’ You gather a group of say 6 to 10 people on a Zoom meeting and explain the challenge. The whole group then meets on video conference and the best ideas are presented and discussed.

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As the Manager, should you be present in the Brainstorm meeting?

Destination Innovation

You want to hold a meeting with the team you manage in order to generate some really creative ideas. You naturally want to lead the meeting but should you be in the room at all? With you there, it is very hard for your team to switch from normal meeting mode to creative brainstorm mode. Here is the dilemma.

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13 Great Questions to Choose from for your next Management Meeting

Destination Innovation

Most management meetings are dull affairs stacked full of short-term urgent problems that need fixing. You should brainstorm strategic and innovative options. Here are some questions which I use in corporate brainstorm meetings. Follow the rules of brainstorming and tackle one or two of these questions.

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4 Steps to Supercharge Your Next Brainstorming Session

IdeaScale

If you use the right brainstorming tools, you’re more likely to get better ideas. You know that brainstorming isn’t just thinking. What kinds of brainstorming tools can help you come up with more and better solutions? What kinds of brainstorming tools can help you come up with more and better solutions?

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Status Bias Inhibits Innovation

Destination Innovation

What if the very same idea was suggested at a team meeting by a junior accounts clerk? We see similar factors at play when there is a brainstorm meeting with the big boss in the room – everyone defers to their ideas and people are reluctant to challenge. Pretty good I expect. What if it came from a department head? Still good.

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Tri-Force Ideation – A Strategic Approach to Brainstorming for Business Innovation

Destination Innovation

Companies must continually evolve to meet the ever-changing needs of their customers, outpace competitors, and adapt to new market dynamics. This structured approach ensures that the brainstorming process is both comprehensive and aligned with the organization’s core competencies and aspirations.

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Boost Creativity by Thinking in Pictures

Destination Innovation

We talk about things at meetings. Let’s introduce more pictures into our meetings and in particular into our brainstorm meetings. For an ideas meeting I suggest that you use dozens of pictures. Another idea is to use a cartoonist to draw pictures of the main issues, decisions and actions in a meeting.