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    Thoughts on Successful Brainstorming


There is only one rule - initially, there are no bad ideas.

  • Develop ideas first, sort them out later.
  • Identify the problem, discuss the solution.
  • Generate ideas, ideas, ideas.
  • Think quantity, not quality.
  • Think, "Why Not?"
  • That crazy idea may be a great one.
  • Let one word or thought suggest another.
  • Never criticize others' ideas.
  • Think positive. Exclude negatives.
  • Imagine no budget restraints, no one to say, "That won't work."
  • Stuck? Move on. Come back later.
  • Don't sweat the details.
    CREATIVITY RESOURCES

    BOOKS
  • How To Think Like Leonardo da Vinci, Michael J. Gelb
  • Writing With Power, by Peter Elbow
  • The Creative Brain, by Ned Herrmann
  • 99% Inspiration: Tips, Tales & Techniques for Liberating your Business Creativity, by Bryan W. Mattimore
  • Five Star Mind, by Tom Wujec
  • The 5-Day Course In Thinking, by Edward de Bono

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