Category: Facilitation

This article begins a three-part series on the basics of brainstorming, organised by what to do … Before the Brainstorm (click here) During the Brainstorm After the Brainstorm (click here) While these

This article begins a three-part series on the basics of brainstorming, organised by what to do … Before the Brainstorm During the Brainstorm (click here) After the Brainstorm (click here) While these

It’s going to happen, if you haven’t experienced it already: an unsuccessful brainstorm that didn’t generate one single usable idea. This topic came up yesterday when I was talking with

I might walk out the front door without my house keys, but I never leave home without a pad of paper and a pen. It’s also my first answer if

If you’re a lover of ‘lists,’ this post of the seven different types of meetings will be catnip to you. The list comes from a book that keeps finding is

This post is the third and final in a series on Finishing a Brainstorm, focusing on Verifying. The two other posts are Clarify (#1) and Amplify (#2). Also, this topic is

This post is the second in a series on Finishing a Brainstorm, focusing on Amplify. The two other posts are Clarify (#1) and Verify (#3). Also, this topic is parallel to

There’s more to finishing a brainstorm than simply calling the meeting to an end. The last 15-20 minutes should be devoted to wrapping up a brainstorm in three steps. Use

This post is the first in a series on Finishing a Brainstorm. Its original title was “Clarify” (as in clarify the creative criteria), followed by two subsequent steps: Amplify and Verify. Also,