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Collaborative Innovation replaces Brainstorming
The term brainstorming was coined over 70 years ago. Its use has been disproved for 50 years now. It is time to apply techniques which really enhance creativity like collaborative innovation. Continue...
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Brainstorming versus Braincalming
If you work in a big organization, small business, freelance, or eat cheese, there’s a good chance you’ve participated in at least a few brainstorming sessions in your life. You’ve noodled, conjured,...
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The Eight Dimensions of a Brainstorm Session
Most people think brainstorming sessions are all about ideas – much in the same way Wall Street bankers think life is all about money. While ideas are certainly a big part of brainstorming, they are...
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When Brainstorming Works
I have been highly critical of brainstorming over the past year or two. And I am not the only one. The formal brainstorming process as defined by Alex Osborn some 60 years ago has come in for...
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Forget Brainstorming – Use PAINstorming for breakthrough innovation
Most brainstorms fall far short of breakthroughs. Painstorming provides the focus and insight to leapfrog to the next big thing. Continue reading → [via Innovation Excellence] Follow us...
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Brainstorming Is Not Very Creative
Brainstorming is great fun, good for team building and a self-esteem builder. However, it does fail in one rather important way.. Continue reading → [via Innovation Excellence] Follow us...
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Powerful Innovation Relies on Weak Signals & Forces
For a long time I’ve wondered if we don’t pay far too much attention to the obvious aspects of innovation – brainstorming, ideas, trends, etc – and pay far too little attention to the connective...
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Good Manners and Innovation
Brainstorming sessions can easily devolve into a contest of strong egos or a parade of old, tired ideas and their accompanying resentments. Worse, meetings around ideation or innovation sour when...
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Five Hottest Innovation Tools
In 25 years in the innovation field, I’ve seen a lot of innovation tools come and go. Let’s face it, tools are trendy. They get introduced with great fanfare at conferences or in the Harvard Business...
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Black Friday’s Innovation Lessons
For the innovation practitioner observing or, indeed, participating in this frenzy of shopping, two aspects of this period are worthy of additional investigation and can provide insights into the art...
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