Comments on: Episode 7: Brainstorming http://explodingcreativity.com/2008/11/episode-7-brainstorming/ A podcast and blog to explode your business and personal creativity. Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:51:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Episode 13: Web2Intranet and Creativity | Exploding Creativity http://explodingcreativity.com/2008/11/episode-7-brainstorming/comment-page-1/#comment-699 Episode 13: Web2Intranet and Creativity | Exploding Creativity Sat, 27 Nov 2010 21:01:08 +0000 http://explodingcreativity.com/?p=173#comment-699 [...] Episode 7: Brainstorming [...] [...] Episode 7: Brainstorming [...]

]]> By: Getting To Yes Trilogy Book Reviews http://explodingcreativity.com/2008/11/episode-7-brainstorming/comment-page-1/#comment-627 Getting To Yes Trilogy Book Reviews Sat, 29 May 2010 01:17:00 +0000 http://explodingcreativity.com/?p=173#comment-627 [...] my book reviews from my LinkedIn Amazon widget to my blog. I’ve referenced Getting To Yes in Episode 7: Brainstorming and referenced The Power of a Positive No in Episode 10: The Dark Side of [...] [...] my book reviews from my LinkedIn Amazon widget to my blog. I’ve referenced Getting To Yes in Episode 7: Brainstorming and referenced The Power of a Positive No in Episode 10: The Dark Side of [...]

]]> By: Robert W. Sharp http://explodingcreativity.com/2008/11/episode-7-brainstorming/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Robert W. Sharp Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:39:24 +0000 http://explodingcreativity.com/?p=173#comment-240 Here's a Forbes.com article with some more brainstorming ideas: http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/20/brainstorming-ideation-ideas-leadership-managing-innovation.html Here’s a Forbes.com article with some more brainstorming ideas:

http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/20/brainstorming-ideation-ideas-leadership-managing-innovation.html

]]> By: Keith Harmeyer, SmartStorming Principal http://explodingcreativity.com/2008/11/episode-7-brainstorming/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Keith Harmeyer, SmartStorming Principal Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:49:19 +0000 http://explodingcreativity.com/?p=173#comment-223 Excellent audio post. You knowledge and understanding of brainstorming is obviously strong. You mentioned Alex Osborn - interesting that he was a founder of BBDO Advertising (the "O") which is still one of the biggest agencies in the world today. You refer to brainstorming as a "technique." In fact, it is a complex process that involves a number of steps - which is exactly the way you describe it. The one thing few people have attempted to do is take the complex combination of elements and put them together in a systematic methodology. Even Osborn, who wrote further on the subject in the 50s, felt that a number of things were critical to brainstorm success - most of which are typically lacking. The #1 thing is facilitator training. In our work, we've found that fewer than 10% of people have had any formal training whatsoever in brainstorming. THIS is the the greatest failing of most brainstorming efforts. There are many other important considerations, of course. More than I can discuss here. Again, thank you for a very thoughtful post. Very thorough and interesting. If you'd like to discuss further offline, please don't hesitate to contact me. Keith Harmeyer Excellent audio post. You knowledge and understanding of brainstorming is obviously strong. You mentioned Alex Osborn – interesting that he was a founder of BBDO Advertising (the “O”) which is still one of the biggest agencies in the world today.

You refer to brainstorming as a “technique.” In fact, it is a complex process that involves a number of steps – which is exactly the way you describe it. The one thing few people have attempted to do is take the complex combination of elements and put them together in a systematic methodology.

Even Osborn, who wrote further on the subject in the 50s, felt that a number of things were critical to brainstorm success – most of which are typically lacking.

The #1 thing is facilitator training. In our work, we’ve found that fewer than 10% of people have had any formal training whatsoever in brainstorming. THIS is the the greatest failing of most brainstorming efforts.

There are many other important considerations, of course. More than I can discuss here.

Again, thank you for a very thoughtful post. Very thorough and interesting. If you’d like to discuss further offline, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Keith Harmeyer

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