Seth Godin Says: How To Run A Problem-Solving Meeting
Here’s a complete rip-off of today’s post from Seth Godin. Great to have Seth playing in my sandbox. This is a special sort of get together, similar to the meeting where you organize people to figure out the best way to take advantage of an opportunity. In both cases, amateurs usually run the meetings, and the group often fails to …
Read MoreFour Stages In The Vintage Creative Thought Process
When the German physiologist and physicist Hermann Helmholtz was seventy years old [in 1898], he was asked at his birthday party to analyze his thought processes. Later, Graham Wallas, in his [1926] book The Art of Thought, formulated Helmholtz’s ideas into the familiar four stages: preparation, incubation, inspiration, and verification. Preparation The preparation step consists of observing, listening, asking, reading, …
Read MoreFood For Thought
You’re nearly ready for next week’s problem solving session… × Problem clearly defined and the objectives of the day outlined? Check. × Silly-Puddy, Play-Doh, and Slinkys? Check. × Flip charts, colored markers, Post-It notes? Check. But what about snacks, drinks, and lunch? Hold on before before you order a dozen pizzas, twice as many Red Bull, and a tub of …
Read MoreIdea Sandbox: Think Tank – 20,000 Leagues Under DC
Happy Birthday Jules Verne! Thank goodness Jules pursued his passion for writing instead of law (for which he attended university). And, had a good publisher friend in Pierre-Jules Hetzel – who helped improve Verne’s writing. My impressions of Jules Verne have come via Walt Disney, specifically the 1954 movie 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and the Submarine Voyage ride at …
Read MorePick Your Place, On Purpose
The most up to date list of locations can be found on the Places page within Brainstorming Tools section. You have to love when someone “makes your case” – that is – says or supports something you believe in as well. Today’s post by Seth Godin makes the case that space matters. This supports what I call the 3Ps of …
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