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 ...

Creativity breeds innovation, and vice versa. And in today’s highly commoditized marketplace of ideas, those two traits are imperative to success. There are near endless techniques and methods ...

Over the past two decades, I’ve had the privilege of leading brainstorming sessions with some of the world’s most brilliant minds—from Nobel laureates and royal families to government think tanks and ...

Have you ever walked into a brainstorming session full of hope, only to leave feeling like nothing meaningful was accomplished? Many of us have experienced those chaotic meetings where ideas are ...

If you want to hold brainstorms that unearth better, more creative ideas, it all starts with the number of people in the room. That’s my first tip for you: Follow the “pizza rule” for brainstorming.

You thought you did everything possible to plan your brainstorming session so your team would generate lots of awesome ideas. But now that you’ve gotten started, you realize that the session is ...

A business executive and his team brainstorming with yellow adhesive notes on a glass wall. The decisions on where where to hold corporate brainstorming meetings can help increase the chances of ...

“Star-bursting” and “role-storming” are not Saturday night party games. They’re serious methods for coming up with your next great idea. Virtually every entrepreneur has experienced that “eureka!” ...

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 ...

Over the years, I’ve seen a lot of innovation tools come and go. They get introduced with great fanfare at conferences. Perhaps a high-profile company or two starts touting the tool. Case studies get ...

This post was originally published on the ooomf blog. Over dinner a couple months ago, one of my friends said he needed some help coming up with a name for a new website. He told me a bit about the ...