Comments on: Idea generation methods

Idea generation methods

signal — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 11:44:53 -0800

By: jenovus

jenovus — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:09:41 -0800

I like that implementing the "Bunch of Bananas" means basically being an unhelpful jerk: "Stop trying so hard to save this company from bankruptcy; what we really need is three mimes in a cage match!"

By: slogger

slogger — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:36:44 -0800

This reminds me of one of those corporate bonding retreats I was sent on a few years back whilst working for a large, evil corporation. They put us in groups and had us build cars out of erector set-type things, lots of white boards and dry erase markers, etc, etc. Everyone thought it was a huge waste of time. Yet somehow, I find some of these exercises interesting, and might try one next time I need to come up with a Big Idea.

By: goatfish

goatfish — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:40:38 -0800

Vision Quest?! I will suggest this next time I'm in a meeting and no one can come up with any ideas.

By: ZenMasterThis

ZenMasterThis — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 12:42:28 -0800

This is cool; thanks, signal!

By: nthdegx

nthdegx — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:02:15 -0800

All known? It doesn't make that claim. Creative dissatisfaction isn't there. Great resource, though, thanks.

By: QuietDesperation

QuietDesperation — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:22:54 -0800

All known? It doesn't make that claim. 'Fraid it does (see title). I found it somewhat irritating and biased towards airy-fairy (e.g. "The least useful - but perhaps most commonly asked question - is "Why?". Use it with great care - the reply will usually be a reflection of the person's beliefs, justifications and interpretations.")

By: signal

signal — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:56:55 -0800

FWIW, I find it a bit to management-speak-ish, but think that reading through it might be an idea generation method in itself.

By: effwerd

effwerd — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:29:37 -0800

Me? I just use my handy Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation device. Shiny.

By: koeselitz

koeselitz — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:50:20 -0800

What about Oblique Strategies?

By: nthdegx

nthdegx — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:54:39 -0800

My bad. All known? ~~It doesn't make that claim.~~ Creative dissatisfaction isn't there. Great resource, though, thanks.

By: mmahaffie

mmahaffie — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 16:41:06 -0800

Some of these idea ideas may be too far out for some situations, but I still think this will be a useful link. So, Thanks! In some cases, the big boss pulling out a clipboard and starting to detail the steps needed for the 5 Rhythms Method might be a great start:

... freeing the body [snip] the landscapes of releasing the heart [snip] ceremony [mercy snip] freeing the mind and soul retrieval [snip] and finally You'll -snip- thank me] Stillness, to arrive at [last snip] The Silver Desert, or the home of the spirit.

I know rather a few office gnomes who, faced with that list, would become quickly quite brilliant.

By: Eideteker

Eideteker — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 21:21:06 -0800

koeselitz: Oblique Strategies.

By: ook

ook — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 22:17:21 -0800

When this integration of mind, body and spirit has been accomplished, participants become something very much like compost Bullshit.