Sometimes meetings are held in order to pool knowledge and ensure that everyone is on the same page; but at other times meetings call for more creative input. Such meetings may be held to come up with ...

I have written several times before about the perils of traditional brainstorming. Getting people together in a group to throw out ideas leads to what is called “productivity loss from brainstorming:” ...

Brainstorming is big at most organizations today, but in becoming ubiquitous it has lost something. The invitation "Let's brainstorm about that" typically leads to a gathering in a conference room ...

This is the traffic cop of the session, and should be an outsider. An insider brings baggage that can inhibit the free flow of ideas. HR consulting organizations are one possible resource; if you are ...

Brainstorming is a collaborative, creative process that embodies a fundamental contradiction. On one hand, productive brainstorming involves randomly tossing out ideas without restraint or editing. On ...

Ideally, brainstorming occurs when you put a bunch of great minds together in a room, they bounce ideas off one another and come up with even greater ideas. Or that's the way it's supposed to work.

'Brainstorming ' is a meeting method designed based on the idea that 'the best and radical ideas come from free questions, not the way of thinking to come up with answers.' Hereen Qumsieh, who runs ...

When you're marketing a business, creativity, fresh ideas and innovation can contribute greatly to the success of your efforts. But creativity isn't easily controlled, and often fresh ideas are hard ...

Brainstorming has been under-fire as of late. From critics arguing it doesn’t work because it suspends much needed criticism and conflict, to detractors claiming that it encourages over-bearing ...

Many brainstorming sessions are not as productive as they could be, typically because they are poorly conceived, planned or managed. Here's a proven way to trigger imaginative solutions. And although ...