#013: How to Brainstorm Correctly
Eric Garner
Author of 37 books on soft skills, founder of ManageTrainLearn and 6 e-learning websites, creator of 22,000+ e-learning resources, all free to access or download, owner of daily "People Skills" newsletter
Introduction
Today's "People Skills" newsletter is a compilation of videos and SlideShare books on the topic of Brainstorming and its lesser-known cousin, Brainwriting. Both of these techniques are now commonplace in most organisations, though not always done well. In the 16 resources in this newsletter, we'll correct that and show you how to do them successfully.
All the resources have links in the newsletter to either Snippizz or BiznizBooks, with the latter offering you the option to download any or all of the SlideShare books.
To get the best out of this newsletter, we recommend that you create a new online folder where you can save the e-book pdf links and add a page for your own notes, feedback, and further learning.
So, here is our selection of the best videos and SlideShare books on Brainstorming and Brainwriting.
01. "6 Creative Ways to Brainstorm Ideas" from Vertical Measures (3.35 mins)
Do you ever have an issue developing ideas? Here are six creative ways to overcome hitting a roadblock when generating ideas.
02. "The Delphi Method of Group Consensus" from Bruce Fieggen (3.03 mins)
In this video, Bruce Fieggen describes how the Delphi technique works by running you through a fascinating case study of the first time he used it.
03. "10 Steps for Great Brainstorming" from Live Marketing (11 slides)
Follow these 10 steps to get the most out of a brainstorming session.
04. "Brainstorming Done Right" from Ed Muzio (3.41 mins)
Ed Muzio, award-winning author, describes the process for proper brainstorming so that your group generates better ideas together than they would alone.
05. "100 Images for Visual Brainstorming" from Kraig Krempa (106 slides)
100 images that can inspire you when you're brainstorming about new products or services.
06. "Brainstorming Techniques: How to Innovate in Groups" from Sprouts (5 mins)
Brainstorming is a good way to come up a solution or two. As the name suggests, the idea is that you storm on the neural pathways through the brain to pick a lot of thoughts quickly and intuitively. It's best to do this with a group of diverse people, so you have lots of different brains to explore.
07. "Brainstorming for Fun and Profit" from Gisela Kassoy (59 slides)
A slideshare for simple and easy brainstorming!
08. "Innovation Toolkit - Brainwriting" from DEWAOfficial (1.41 mins)
Do you know what brainwriting is? It’s a new tool for brainstorming combining the advantages of traditional brainstorming techniques.
09. "Brainstorming is Bad for Business" from Kristin Mommers (37 slides)
Why is brainstorming such an engrained part of agency life? And why haven't we modernized a 60+ year old idea?
10. "The Three Brainstorming Techniques that Work" from James Taylor (3.12 mins)
In many organizations, staff use brainstorming techniques to help them generate new ideas. Here are some ideas to ensure that those brainstorming sessions are better and are more effective for you and your organization.
11. "Brainwriting Template" by Michelle Rowan (3 pages)
Brainwriting is a brainstorming technique that can help you get hundreds of new ideas inside 30 minutes.
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12. "A Better Way to Brainstorm" from John Spencer (1.42 mins)
How to Get Staff to Generate Original Ideas
13. "Brainwriting" from Chris Murman (23 slides)
If you work in an office, your boss has probably forced you into a brainstorming session or 2 (or 12). Now find out what might work better.
14. "Brainwriting and Brainstorming Facilitation Exercise" from Alex Osborn (30 slides)
Dr. Susan Keller-Mathers, Associate Professor at the International Center for Studies in Creativity facilitates the divergent tools of Stick um up, Brainstorming, and Brainwriting with a group of graduate students and alumni.
15. "Wake Up Brain" from Ethos3 (35 slides)
5 warm-up exercises for brainstorming.
16. "Brainstorming Techniques to Boost Creativity" from Fast Company (2.33 mins)
Coming up with good ideas is a major part of your job, so you want to have the right tools on hand to generate as many ideas as possible during a brainstorming session. Here are some tools and techniques for doing just that.
What Next?
The above selection of resources represents just a small number of items on Thinking Skills from us at MTL. As one of our largest categories, this topic has over 400 videos on Snippizz and 27 downloadable books on BiznizBooks.
Whether viewing videos on Snippizz, or browsing and downloading e-books on BiznizBooks, you will be able to build your knowledge of thinking skills and other people skills. With short daily snippets of learning, plus practice, review, and feedback, you will be amazed by how quickly you will become fully competent and confident in your chosen topics.
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Author of 37 books on soft skills, founder of ManageTrainLearn and 6 e-learning websites, creator of 22,000+ e-learning resources, all free to access or download, owner of daily "People Skills" newsletter
1 年Today's "People Skills" newsletter is a compilation of videos and SlideShare books on the topic of Brainstorming and its lesser-known cousin, Brainwriting. Both of these techniques are now commonplace in most organisations, though not always done well. In the 16 resources in this newsletter, we'll correct that and show you how to do them successfully. All the resources have links in the newsletter to either Snippizz or BiznizBooks, with the latter offering you the option to download any or all of the SlideShare books.