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Negative opinions
The ones that usually have negative ideas will come in handy later, when you're sorting through the ideas, but but they're not useful when you're generating them.
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Only invite brains
Every organization consists of 2 general types of people:
- a) those who agree with the boss all the time and
- b) those who have their own ideas and opinions.
The Yes-men and Yes-women only spout regurgitated pap, so don't invite them.
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Keep it short
When it comes to brainstorming meetings, the terms "long" and "productive" are an oxymoron.
Think 15 to 20 minutes. The moment everyone's energy starts to flag, end the meeting before the storm turns into a dull drizzle.
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Some rules to keep in mind
- Suspend your judgment: approach all ideas--even ones that normally might seem lame--with a sense of possibility.
- Go for quantity. The object of brainstorming is to get as many of ideas on the table as possible in as short a time as possible.
- Get everyone al...
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Welcome "bad" ideas
If you're brainstorming, don't characterizes ideas as "bad." Yes, there are bad ideas, but they're the fertilizer out of which good ideas grow.
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Clean something every time you don't want to get started on a work project. Don't listen to a podcast or turn on the radio. Just clean. Make it as boring as possible, so that your mind wanders.
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Confront negative feelings
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