The Difference Between Being Strategic vs. Being Creative
When someone asks you to be strategic, what do they want you to do, exactly? When someone asks you to be creative, what does that mean, specifically?
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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It’s Only a Big Idea After the Fact
You only know it’s a Big Idea after the fact – never before.
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Problem Solving the Cause or Effect
Addressing the problem means finding tactics which either remove or control the issue itself. A brilliant exercise to do that is Stop It or Mop It.
Creativity is Problem Solving
Creativity = problem solving. So if you don’t know what the problem is, you have a bigger problem than not being able to generate ideas.
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Is Bad Brainstorm Behavior Acceptable?
There’s a lot of symmetry between bad behavior in children and adults in a brainstorm. Here’s some suggestions on how to handle the discipline.
More Brainstorm Icebreakers to Kick-Start Creativity (Part 2)
People working at their desk need to clear their mind and switch gears before they come into a brainstorm. Here’s some ideas to create effective brainstorm icebreakers.
