Author: Andy Eklund

“Be prepared” is a mantra that stretches from Plato to Madame Curie to the Boy Scouts. It’s also relevant for brainstorm supplies. There’s nothing worse when your participants are ready

Just as I was starting to write this post, I came across an article providing the definitive answer to whether or not I should use one or two spaces after

If you work in creativity of any type, you know the 90-20 Rule, also known as Sturgeon’s Law. OK, technically, Sturgeon’s Law is Ninety percent of everything is crap. No, he

Being creative isn’t always about what’s right in front of you. Often, being creative means learning to subdue your common sense while harnessing your subconscious thinking to work more effectively in creating

Created by Yasuo Matsumura, a management consultant working in Japan, the Lotus Blossom may look elaborate, but it’s a simple creative exercise which uses free association to create ideas. You begin

Easily one my favourite brainstorm techniques, New Point of View is a classic mental excursion. Excuse me, excursion? A creative excursion is not a literal journey but a mental one.

Here are Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling, written by Emma Coats, one of Pixar’s story artists. This is great stuff, but perhaps not as relevant for developing stories in business presentations

One of the simplest, if not best, way to engage an audience is to tell a good story. Storytelling is as old as the world itself. They were the first

For those of you who like the first post on the SCAMPER exercise, here are more details, questions and synonyms for you to try. But first, a gentle reminder ,,,