This post summarizes an article written by our August Wise Talk guest, Josh Linkner. This article is titled “5 Way to Kill a Brainstorming Session” and was published on October 5th, 2011. It can be found here.
As we move through each “way” to kill a brainstorming session, please post your thoughts/comments/reflections on Linkner’s process in the comments section below.
Linkner starts by remarking that the corporate culture around brainstorming is one of “shooting
This five ways are:
1. Passing judgement or commenting.
2. Tidying up or compartmentalizing a comment out loud.
3. Thinking ahead – how would we execute it, what are the other factors that contribute to its possible success, etc.
4. Worrying.
5. Wandering away from the topics strictly at hand being discussed at that moment.
Do you recognize any of these behaviors in your team? How or when have these behaviors occurred, and in what way did they manifest?
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