“Be prepared” is a mantra that stretches from Plato to Madame Curie to the Boy Scouts. It’s also relevant for brainstorm supplies. There’s nothing worse when your participants are ready
This Facilitation Workshop is designed for those who currently run meetings, or plan to do so in the immediate future. The program develops participants’ ability to lead meetings more effectively
With more and more employees scattered in different offices – if not countries – presenting your ideas or recommendations are often done by conference calls (also known as audio calls
During a long bus ride recently, I finished the Australian novel The Slap. Perhaps I was hallucinating after eight hours without WiFi, but I found a lot of symmetry between bad behavior
This post is one in a series from a presentation on Creative Slip-Ups: The 11 Most Common Mistakes in Brainstorming. The introduction to the series is here. The slip-up: People
When someone invites me out for coffee (literally or figuratively), it’s usually followed by the statement: “I want to be a brainstorm facilitator.” Like any occupation, facilitation is a valuable skill
Recently I gave a presentation on Creative Slip-Ups: The 11 Most Common Mistakes in Brainstorming to the Worldcom Public Relations Group, the world’s largest partnership of P.R. firms with more than
This is one in a series from my earlier post “10 Things You Can Do To Help Your Audience Listen Better.” It covers initial points on how to ask questions
If you want to demonstrate your intelligence in a meeting, you have two options. Based on more than 60 workshops and meetings over the past few weeks for a bank
Here are two posts about ‘play’ for adults, particularly in business. On one hand, it’s fairly well-known that play is an important ingredient for adults, both in creative thinking and