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During The Brainstorm

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
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Before The Brainstorm

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
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Characteristics of an Innovator

A big fan of lists, I kept an article entitled The Innovator vs. The Pseudo-Innovator for its insight into the characteristics of an innovator. It’s a good list for two specific reasons.
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Bad Brainstorm, now what

Unsuccessful Brainstorms: Now What?

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
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Carry a Journal

Carry a Journal

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
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Seven Different Types of Meetings

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
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Flash Cards

Whenever I need to brainstorm an idea – either by myself, or with others – I love to pull out flash cards to inspire creative thinking. Whether you buy, collect
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Characteristics of the Creative Individual

Here’s something a tad embarrassing. I was born on the same day as legendary inventor Thomas Edison (well, 115 year later). Ever since I realised who we was and what he
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What If They Say It’s Not Creative?

In an earlier post on , I missed the one I think is most challenging: “That’s not creative.“ It’s extremely difficult to refute a response based entirely on someone’s subjective opinion.
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