Brainstorming: Reset Your Mind, Boost Brainstorming Get More Results (How to Run a Storm Session, and How to Spot a Winning Idea)

Book excerpt: The techniques and technology to do your job would remain stable over time. You’d retire to spend your golden years happily in a deck chair, watching the sunset. Not anymore. Today, retirement is a fantasy for many. No one is guaranteed. The factory worker of the Industrial Age is gone, replaced by the knowledge worker. This new creature must constantly retool and relearn if they wish to keep their place, much less advance. This little book packs a big punch with: · Descriptions of how each activity works. Decide which ones make sense for your team and specific brainstorming needs · Guidelines to help you prepare for and run a successful brainstorm, so you establish yourself as a leader · An idea evaluation sheet to help you determine a winning idea · Some activities are also perfect for problem solving I asked participants in this brainstorming session at the pre-conference workshop on theory development and research methodology to help me to think about a book i would like to write on family violence.