Brainstorming is a collaborative, creative process that embodies a fundamental contradiction. On one hand, productive brainstorming involves randomly tossing out ideas without restraint or editing. On ...

In marketing and other high-level business decisions, it’s important to be able to generate creative new ideas. Group brainstorming sessions can bring everyone together for a collaborative opportunity ...

I confess, the prospect of gathering my team together for a group pow-wow to collectively generate new ideas and engage in problem-solving makes me feel all warm and fuzzy. The problem is, traditional ...

For most people, these two words inspire visions of a meeting that looks something like this: A group of people bouncing suggestions and ideas around — ideas that will then just sit and collect ...

Ah yes, ye old brainstorming session. We’ve all been there, and have had varying degrees of success with the process. But what makes for a great brainstorming session, and more importantly, what ...

There is nothing quite as energizing as a well-run brainstorming session. When I work with clients on innovation projects, the Ideation stage is one of my favorites. There is a distinct energy and ...

A business executive and his team brainstorming with yellow adhesive notes on a glass wall. The decisions on where where to hold corporate brainstorming meetings can help increase the chances of ...

Most brainstorming sessions start with ideas. Reams of flipchart paper and Post-It notes. But often asking for ideas is a bad idea. We generate a lot suggestions, but very few have potential value or ...

One of the downsides of traditional brainstorming sessions is that they favor extroverts. To participate, you need to interject ideas with lots of energy and enthusiasm. Nothing quashes introverts’ ...

This post was originally published on the ooomf blog. Over dinner a couple months ago, one of my friends said he needed some help coming up with a name for a new website. He told me a bit about the ...