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- Mozart, urchins, ostriches, and children's toys -- Whither to good ideas? Venditti, Phil // Wenatchee Business Journal;Aug2004, Vol. 18 Issue 8, pC7
Discusses the benefits provided by brainstorming in the creation of sound business ideas. Elements of brainstorming; Factors that can influence the outcome of a brainstorming exercise; Reasons why brainstorming should be adopted by organizations.
- Catching FIRE. Shu Liu // Quality Progress;May2014, Vol. 47 Issue 5, p18
The article presents several strategies for promoting creativity among teams in the workplace. "Dividing" refers to separating information into components, and analyzing each for potential paths to new solutions. "Associating" forces people to make connections between a problem and something...
- Idea Generation and the Quality of the Best Idea. Girotra, Karan; Terwiesch, Christian; Ulrich, Karl T. // INSEAD Working Papers Collection;2009, Issue 32, preceding p1
In a wide variety of organizational settings, teams generate a number of possible solutions to a problem, and then select a few for further investigation. We examine the effectiveness of two creative problem solving processes for such tasks--one, where the group works together as a team (the...
- Brainstorming. Linkner, Josh // Sales & Service Excellence Essentials;Feb2011, Vol. 11 Issue 2, p15
The article offers several rules to help build a framework for imagination and creativity during brainstorming session. It states that the whole team must be hold responsible for enforcing the rules and holding everyone else accountable. It cites the first rule which is thou shalt not judge,...
- Employ Team Brainstorming To Boost Customer Satisfaction. // Customers First;2014, Vol. 19 Issue 2, p2
The article offers tips on employing team brainstorming to obtain customer satisfaction. It informs that the whole team should be broken into smaller groups of no more than five to seven people and the whole process should be treated like a contest to get different ideas. It also mentions that...
- Boosting Creativity. Wing, Kennard T. // Strategic Finance;Jan2012, Vol. 93 Issue 7, p14
The article presents guidelines for boosting group creativity. Techniques for creative thinking focus on setting a quota for generating alternative approaches to problem solving, selecting a random noun from a dictionary and relating that word to the problem, and reversing some situational...
- SPARKING NEW IDEAS WITH BRAINSTORMING SESSIONS. Werner, Wendy L. // Law Practice: The Business of Practicing Law;Apr/May2009, Vol. 35 Issue 3, p23
The article focuses on holding brainstorming session by law firms. The process of brainstorming is about listing the ideas, which are put forth by a group in response to a given problem or question. All suggestions are to be considered legitimate, the most far-fetched could be the most...
- The Road to Eureka. Welsh, Susan // Best Life;Aug2008, Vol. 5 Issue 6, p38
The article presents the steps that should be followed to have a successful brainstorming session. It is ideal to invite up to only five people for the session. It is suggested that each brainstorming session should start with a five-minute unrelated exercise. The session should encourage wild...
- WHAT IS MORE IMPORTANT, THE ICING OR THE CAKE? Feuer, Michael // Smart Business South Florida;Feb2011, Vol. 3 Issue 1, p22
The article discusses how to create to an outstanding presentation to a board of directors or a group of companies. It mentions the need to consider the number of hours spent during run-throughs specially during internal meetings. Moreover, it suggests that presenters must conduct brainstorming...
