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Brush up your Brainstorming
I am in the process of making some tutorials on brainstorming. Here are the first two: Introduction to Brainstorming – the Principles Two Advanced Methods – SCAMPER and Random Word Each consists of...
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Problem Analysis Techniques
I have posted a short video tutorial on two problem analysis methods – Why, Why and Six Serving Men. I use these methods on my innovation workshops as tools to understand and unpack complex issues....
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How to use the Disney Method
The Disney Method is a parallel thinking technique which has some similarities with the Six Hats. It is particularly useful as a group analysis tool for an issue and it leads to idea generation and...
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The Power of Additive Ideation
It is common to approach suggestions schemes, brainstorms and ideation meetings from a competitive point of view. So we might say that we want a large number of ideas and then by a darwinian process...
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Innovation in Consulting Report
The Institute of Consulting has issued a report on Management Innovation in the UK Consulting Industry. It has some powerful messages for consulting firms and for business innovation in general. Key...
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A Compendium of Brainstorm Resources
I have put together a number of articles, slides shows and videos to help you to run more effective idea generation meetings. Articles How Good are your Brainstorming Skills? Take the Quiz Six...
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The Passionate Champion can transform your Brainstorm Meeting
The Authors In this article on the Harvard Business Review blog Vijay Govindarajan and Jay Terwilliger explain the role of a passionate champion in a brainstorm meeting. As you know in a brainstorm...
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Ways to Improve your Creativity at Work
It is easy to get into a rut at work. The longer you have been doing the job the greater the tendency to keep doing things the way you have always done them. That is easy and straightforward – and...
View ArticleBrainstorm Method – What’s on TV Tonight?
In this creativity exercise the challenge or issue is defined and then a TV guide is found with tonight’s programs listed. The group is divided into teams of say 4 or 5. Each team is given tonight’s...
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Researchers discovered that the height of the ceiling in a meeting room can affect the outcome of the meeting. Apparently a high ceiling encourages people to think more creatively while a low ceiling...
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Additive Brainstorming is Better than Competitive Brainstorming
It is usual to design suggestions schemes, brainstorms and ideation meetings from a competitive point of view. So we might say that we want a large number of ideas and then by a darwinian process we...
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Dishonesty prompts Creativity – so how can we use it?
Francesca Gino of Harvard Business School and Scott Wiltermuth of Marshal Business School published a paper which proposes that dishonesty leads to creativity. Their report states that, ‘dishonesty...
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Use Shiritori instead of Data
Shimpei Takahashi is a Japanese innovator and inventor of new toys. In this TedX talk he recommends disregarding data analysis when developing new products. Instead he suggests using random words to...
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