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.
Category: Creativity
Posts under Creativity focus on a top-level perspective, such as Left Brain vs Right Brain, divergent or convergent thinking, self-help. Please refer to Brainstorming Techniques for exercises, games and idea generation.
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Stick Your Neck Out
I want to invent the Creative Thermometer to show people that Big Ideas should be red-hot salsa, not high-fibre and tasting of foam-core.
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Let Someone Else Brainstorm For You
When you become too close to the situation, it stalls your creativity. Like a good babysitter, sometimes you need to let someone else take care of your ideas for you.
Don’t Be Your Own Worst Creative Enemy
Negativity is the single biggest reason why brainstorms fail. And, the worst type of negativity is when it’s your own.
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Leverage People’s Differences
People aren’t the same – and that’s a good thing in brainstorming. You want to leverage people’s diversity to create better ideas.
Empathize With Your Audience
You can read reports until your eyes water. But the best way to understand your target audience is to go out and meet them, face to face.
