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Quick Brainstorming Activities for Busy Managers : 50 Exercises to Spark Your Team's Creativity and Get Results Fast.
Title:
Quick Brainstorming Activities for Busy Managers : 50 Exercises to Spark Your Team's Creativity and Get Results Fast.
Author:
MILLER, Brian Cole.
ISBN:
9780814417935
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (153 pages)
Contents:
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Brainstorming -- What Is Brainstorming? -- Why Use Brainstorming? -- What Are the Basic Rules of Brainstorming? -- How Is a Brainstorming Session Conducted? -- What Could Go Wrong? -- Summary -- Chapter 2: It All Starts With a Question -- Use Focus Questions to Kick Off a Successful Brainstorming Session -- Using Focus Questions for Idea Generation -- A Final Note About Focus Questions -- Keep the Ideas Flowing After the Focus Question -- Putting It All Together -- Summary -- Chapter 3: The Power of The Pen -- The Four Rules of Recording Brainstorming Sessions -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Brainstorming Techniques -- Traditional Brainstorming -- Stickies -- Bubbles -- Chips -- Grids -- Last One Standing -- Mind Maps -- Paper Swap -- Plus One -- Round Robin -- Silent Brainstorm -- Taking Turns -- Chapter 5: Creativity Exercises -- Associations -- Brainstorm Bash -- Mega-Doodles -- Exaggerations -- Forced Conflict -- Free Writing -- Jeopardy -- Let's Get Physical -- Mind Reader -- Objects -- Pictures -- Reverse Brainstorming -- Roles -- Six Perspectives -- Stop and Start -- Storytellers -- Web Surfing -- Chapter 6: Grouping Methods -- Alphabet Categories -- Card Sort -- Leaderless -- Quick Sort -- Symbols -- Chapter 7: Prioritization Processes -- Balloons -- Dots -- Grid-Based Decision -- Investing in Ideas -- Ranked Pairs -- Pros and Cons -- Rotating Charts -- Seven -- Sudden Death -- Thumbs-Up Consensus -- Weighted Scores -- Checklists -- Index.
Abstract:
Fast, simple jump-starters for managers who need to get great ideas from their people!.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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