The following is a compiled list of recent posts on brainstorming. Together they provide the reasons for using this strategy, who to involve and how to do it. 
Over recent years, brainstorming has gone from a generic term to a science that is supported by a lot of material, experts and even software. For those of you who have not experienced a “brainstorming” session you might be missing something. The idea is to extract as many ideas from the collective intellect of those [...] Read Full Post
A few guidelines on a brainstorming session include: Make it clear that you are mining for ideas that can improve the area of operation or project that will emerge from the session. It is not to judge their validity or applicability during the meeting. Have a facilitator who will not intimidate participants. Staff and team [...] Read Full Post »
Here is a basic agenda for an idea generation/Brainstorming session. Date: Attendees and company: Subject: Idea generation session 1. Introductions and review of the purpose of the session. Describe rules and tools that have been prepared for the session. Allow 15 minutes 2. Begin brainstorming program. Allow 60 minutes Identify target areas for improvement or [...]
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