Brainstorming

Often, ideas are hard to compare. To solve this comparison-problem, you can use visual thinking to turn the most promising ideas into solution sketches.

Do you still use sticky notes, brown paper or flipcharts to brainstorm? Let me tell you about a better way.

Steer clear of these 5 brainstorming mistakes to make sure you get the most out of your brainstorm sessions:

10 common brainstorming mistakes that you should avoid.

Creativity does not flourish in an environment without rules. For truly productive brainstorm sessions you need some rules.

Anonymous voting is one of the easiest ways to evaluate brainstorm ideas.

Our brain's main goal is to think as little as possible. And that's good. Unless, of course, you are faced with a tricky problem. In that case, you need to know how to trick your lazy brain.

Want to have more efficient brainstorm sessions? Hand out 'homework' beforehand. It saves time, improves the quality of ideas and builds in a bit of incubation time.

One of the beautiful things about brainstorming, is that people get to build upon each other’s ideas. Using this principle, your team can easily generate 50 ideas in a mere 5 minutes...

The biggest trap of brainstorming is: lack of implementation. The solution? An 'Idea Contract'.