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When Was the Last Time You Invested in Your Career?

On The Job

Reverse engineer. Are you taking time to brainstorm creative ideas? Are you on track to make that goal happen? What do you need to alter to make it a reality? Who do you need to contact? Will it require training or additional education? Once you've identified that goal, then start working backward on how you can make it happen.

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How to Be Less Negative – and Still Be Yourself

Let's Grow Leaders

We once worked with a very literal-minded engineer who had a reputation as a caustic teammate. Sometimes, they’ll even say, “Oh, it’s okay, I was just brainstorming and it can wait.”. “A third party could bring a fresh perspective.”. Wow, that’s interesting, I hadn’t looked at it that way.”. “I

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Ayoa and ContextMinds: 2 unique approaches to AI

Mind Mapping Software

Description: OpenGenius calls its AI engine GenerateIdeas.ai , and it’s only available in the Pro version of Ayoa. As you can see from the screenshot above, it lets you select from six types of projects, which helps its AI engine to focus its recommendations. But they go about it in very different ways. It’s easy.

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How To Help Your Team Come Up with Brilliant Ideas

On The Job

But anyone who has been forced into a brainstorming session and ordered to submit creative ideas knows the agony of forcing a process that seems more like a punishment rather than as a way to help a company’s bottom line. Mattimore, president and co-founder of The Growth Engine Co.

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How to Help a Task Master Focus on People

Let's Grow Leaders

Here’s an example of a planner we built to help one of our engineering clients. Some of those informal, “just checking in” conversations turned into the most valuable brainstorming, #NoPressure. Then have them track each time they actually do the recognition. Winning Well Encouragement Planner.

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Is Brainstorming a Waste of Time?

Lateral Action

Richard Huntington, Director of Strategy for Saatchi & Saatchi in the UK, has a pathological hatred of brainstorming : I hate brainstorms. Death to the brainstorm. Walter Thompson, Europe, Middle East and Africa: by far the most egregious example of creative mismanagement is the brainstorm.[Brainstorming]

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How to Be a Less Negative Leader

Let's Grow Leaders

One time we worked with a very literal-minded engineer who had a reputation as a caustic teammate. I was just brainstorming. Wow, that’s interesting. I hadn’t thought of it that way. I appreciate you thinking about how we can save money here. Sometimes they’ll leave and say, oh, it’s okay. It can wait.

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