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Andy Eklund

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Category: Brainstorming

Posts under Brainstorming focus specifically on conducting a brainstorm from start to finish, including creative games, imagination exercises and warm-up icebreakers.  See Creative Thinking and Innovation for related topics.

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    • in Brainstorming · Other People's Words · Problem Solving
    • — 14 Sep, 2013

    What Is A Big Idea?

    Why do some ideas work, and others don’t? What makes a big idea a – well, a Big Idea? The proper measure of any idea is if it successfully helps to[…]

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    • in Brainstorming
    • — 27 Aug, 2013

    The 90-10 Rule

    At your last brainstorm, did you notice that 90% of the ideas were completely useless, but 10% were worthy of more discussion? If so, you’re seeing the intractable rule of[…]

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    • in Brainstorming · Games & Exercises
    • — 16 Jul, 2013

    Lotus Blossom

    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. This[…]

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    • in Brainstorming · Games & Exercises · Problem Solving
    • — 11 Jun, 2013

    Oblique Strategies

    First published in 1975, Brian Eno and Peter Schmidt recently made a limited edition deck (with new cards) of their Oblique Strategies. The deck, subtitled “Over One Hundred Worthwhile Dilemmas,”[…]

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    • in Brainstorming · Games & Exercises · Problem Solving
    • — 3 Jun, 2013

    New Point of View

    Here’s a simple and effective brainstorm technique entitled a “New Point of View.” Based on the principles of metaphors (using ideas from one area to solve problems in another), this[…]

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    • in Brainstorming · Other People's Words · Presentation Skills
    • — 30 May, 2013

    Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling, by Emma Coats

    Here are Pixar’s 22 Rules of Storytelling by Emma Coats, Pixar’s story artist. This is great stuff – just as relevant for people to use in business presentations as motion[…]

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