Comments on: The best creativity technique known to mankind http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/07/13/the-best-creativity-technique-known-to-mankind/ Marketing. Social Media. Humanity. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark W. Schaefer http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/07/13/the-best-creativity-technique-known-to-mankind/#comment-17789 Mark W. Schaefer Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:51:00 +0000 http://businessesgrow.com/?p=4439#comment-17789 I can't wait to hear how that goes for you. I can;t reacll ever using it with teenagers before but I see know reason why it wouldn;t work. I have always had amazing results! I can’t wait to hear how that goes for you. I can;t reacll ever using it with teenagers before but I see know reason why it wouldn;t work. I have always had amazing results!

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]]> By: Peter St. Onge http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/07/13/the-best-creativity-technique-known-to-mankind/#comment-17767 Peter St. Onge Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:58:00 +0000 http://businessesgrow.com/?p=4439#comment-17767 Okay, yes I was skeptical on the title. But a very nice pair of techniques. I wonder if the "musical chairs" in part 1 helps free people up enough that they get more out of the second part. Okay, yes I was skeptical on the title. But a very nice pair of techniques. I wonder if the “musical chairs” in part 1 helps free people up enough that they get more out of the second part.

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]]> By: Meryl van der Merwe http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/07/13/the-best-creativity-technique-known-to-mankind/#comment-17766 Meryl van der Merwe Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:36:00 +0000 http://businessesgrow.com/?p=4439#comment-17766 I love this post - I plan to use this in a setting you won't be expecting - our 4-H group! I think it will be a wonderful way to get the students to brainstorm on ideas for our group. Will let you know how it pans out after we do it. I love this post – I plan to use this in a setting you won’t be expecting – our 4-H group! I think it will be a wonderful way to get the students to brainstorm on ideas for our group. Will let you know how it pans out after we do it.

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]]> By: Think outside the Box in 3 Ways « How To Become A Better You in 365 Days http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/07/13/the-best-creativity-technique-known-to-mankind/#comment-13919 Think outside the Box in 3 Ways « How To Become A Better You in 365 Days Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:26:26 +0000 http://businessesgrow.com/?p=4439#comment-13919 [...] The best creativity technique known to mankind (businessesgrow.com) [...] [...] The best creativity technique known to mankind (businessesgrow.com) [...]

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]]> By: markwschaefer http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/07/13/the-best-creativity-technique-known-to-mankind/#comment-8538 markwschaefer Sun, 12 Dec 2010 03:14:54 +0000 http://businessesgrow.com/?p=4439#comment-8538 @consultantlaunc Hurray for the home team! This a great story that made my day! Thanks Peter @consultantlaunc Hurray for the home team! This a great story that made my day! Thanks Peter

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]]> By: consultantlaunc http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/07/13/the-best-creativity-technique-known-to-mankind/#comment-8535 consultantlaunc Sat, 11 Dec 2010 21:34:12 +0000 http://businessesgrow.com/?p=4439#comment-8535 Mark, I love an actionable post. I rejoined a large bank as a communications executive in early November and came across your retweet of this post a few weeks ago. We were getting ready to have an offsite with about 15 other senior communications executives and I offered to facilitate a brainstorming session of that group (not the sort of diversity you advocate but a group of people who needed to get away from tactical pressures and think about strategic opportunties). Using your template, we told them to bring an idea that would either help us improve our communications with each other (the bank combined a couple of communications areas about eight months ago and integration has been an issue) or help us drive more effective communications to the business areas we support. After a lot of thought, we decided to make the random prompt, How would you generate revenue or cut expense from this idea (keep in mind the topics were communications-heavy and communicators don't often think about life in those terms--we help people better understand strategy or tactics)? To make a long story short, this went great! It established me in a new job as a strategic leader -- far quicker than I ever could have done that without this opportunity. More important, I think we have some ideas that can be further developed or quickly implemented. You were right about another thing -- none of the 15 ideas that were circled were the original idea. And during the end-of-offsite discussion, this was listed as a highlight by more people than any other agenda item. I'll use this again. This one post was worth the cost of my subscription to {grow}. Oh wait... Best wishes and thanks. Peter Mark,
I love an actionable post. I rejoined a large bank as a communications executive in early November and came across your retweet of this post a few weeks ago. We were getting ready to have an offsite with about 15 other senior communications executives and I offered to facilitate a brainstorming session of that group (not the sort of diversity you advocate but a group of people who needed to get away from tactical pressures and think about strategic opportunties).

Using your template, we told them to bring an idea that would either help us improve our communications with each other (the bank combined a couple of communications areas about eight months ago and integration has been an issue) or help us drive more effective communications to the business areas we support.

After a lot of thought, we decided to make the random prompt, How would you generate revenue or cut expense from this idea (keep in mind the topics were communications-heavy and communicators don’t often think about life in those terms–we help people better understand strategy or tactics)?

To make a long story short, this went great! It established me in a new job as a strategic leader — far quicker than I ever could have done that without this opportunity. More important, I think we have some ideas that can be further developed or quickly implemented. You were right about another thing — none of the 15 ideas that were circled were the original idea. And during the end-of-offsite discussion, this was listed as a highlight by more people than any other agenda item.

I’ll use this again. This one post was worth the cost of my subscription to {grow}. Oh wait…

Best wishes and thanks.

Peter

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]]> By: RichardHMerrick http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/07/13/the-best-creativity-technique-known-to-mankind/#comment-8193 RichardHMerrick Wed, 01 Dec 2010 11:49:34 +0000 http://businessesgrow.com/?p=4439#comment-8193 Great piece, which I will use - thank you. One point, does not detract one iota, buts adds potential. our neural processes are not fixed by 15 - it was long thought so, but neuroplasticity noe recognised and validated. for good overview see Doidge, "The brain that changes itself". Implications are that in this type of exercise, we can absorb and internalise some of the variants we see. Great piece, which I will use – thank you. One point, does not detract one iota, buts adds potential. our neural processes are not fixed by 15 – it was long thought so, but neuroplasticity noe recognised and validated. for good overview see Doidge, “The brain that changes itself”. Implications are that in this type of exercise, we can absorb and internalise some of the variants we see.

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]]> By: RMalayeri http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/07/13/the-best-creativity-technique-known-to-mankind/#comment-8171 RMalayeri Wed, 01 Dec 2010 03:38:23 +0000 http://businessesgrow.com/?p=4439#comment-8171 Very nice technique Mark. Breaking up a routine to discover new thoughts and ideas is brilliant. It gets exponentially more effective when you break up the age range, gender, culture, and technical skills. I'm definitely going to test this out with my team soon! Excellent and valuable advice as usual. Thank you for continually giving us valuable strategies ;-) Reza Very nice technique Mark. Breaking up a routine to discover new thoughts and ideas is brilliant. It gets exponentially more effective when you break up the age range, gender, culture, and technical skills. I’m definitely going to test this out with my team soon! Excellent and valuable advice as usual. Thank you for continually giving us valuable strategies ;-)

Reza

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]]> By: How to Think Outside the Box with 3 Creativity Exercises « How To Become A Better You in 365 Days http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/07/13/the-best-creativity-technique-known-to-mankind/#comment-5991 How to Think Outside the Box with 3 Creativity Exercises « How To Become A Better You in 365 Days Sun, 05 Sep 2010 09:26:02 +0000 http://businessesgrow.com/?p=4439#comment-5991 [...] The best creativity technique known to mankind (businessesgrow.com) [...] [...] The best creativity technique known to mankind (businessesgrow.com) [...]

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]]> By: Mark http://www.businessesgrow.com/2010/07/13/the-best-creativity-technique-known-to-mankind/#comment-5159 Mark Sat, 24 Jul 2010 13:07:20 +0000 http://businessesgrow.com/?p=4439#comment-5159 @Jeremy -- Thanks for your kind words. Glad this was useful! @Jeremy — Thanks for your kind words. Glad this was useful!

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