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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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Only invite brains

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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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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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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Some people try to use meetings to achieve things that meetings won't work for. That can turn an intelligent group into a dull and mean monster.

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Keep it short

Keep it short

Think about how people read. Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip - the long paragraphs that have more to do with what you want to say than what the reader needs to hear. Always keep your reader in mind.

And if you can’t write an email that’s less than half ...

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