Brainstorming (BS) Guidelines
When brainstorming I try to adhere to several firm guidelines:
1. Most importantly... No self-censoring of ideas. All ideas are considered. I may think that an idea is a bad idea, but that bad idea might lead to other ideas that eventually lead to a good idea that could have otherwise been missed.
2. If you ask the wrong question you're likely to get a wrong answer. It's ok to alter the question.
3. We should never accept conventional wisdom without first examining it from all angles. Even if the entire world believes something - and especially if it appears to be obviously true - we should not blindly assume it to be true or correct.
4. Update conclusions to take into account changing circumstances and/or new information.
5. Two heads are better than one. Three are better yet. If you have an idea - even a bad idea (see #1) - I invite you to share it with me, but only once. Sharing the same idea over and over is not helpful.
6. I will usually ignore dogmatic comments from those who disagree with my analysis, except to the extent that they provide new information or insights. I may respond collectively to blocks of similar comments if I think there's a valid reason to do so.
7. More guidelines will be added as needed.
1. Most importantly... No self-censoring of ideas. All ideas are considered. I may think that an idea is a bad idea, but that bad idea might lead to other ideas that eventually lead to a good idea that could have otherwise been missed.
2. If you ask the wrong question you're likely to get a wrong answer. It's ok to alter the question.
3. We should never accept conventional wisdom without first examining it from all angles. Even if the entire world believes something - and especially if it appears to be obviously true - we should not blindly assume it to be true or correct.
4. Update conclusions to take into account changing circumstances and/or new information.
5. Two heads are better than one. Three are better yet. If you have an idea - even a bad idea (see #1) - I invite you to share it with me, but only once. Sharing the same idea over and over is not helpful.
6. I will usually ignore dogmatic comments from those who disagree with my analysis, except to the extent that they provide new information or insights. I may respond collectively to blocks of similar comments if I think there's a valid reason to do so.
7. More guidelines will be added as needed.
posted by Hurricane Harry | 8:04 PM
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