What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient, highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold in the brain it's almost impossible to eradicate. An idea that is fully formed, fully understood... that sticks! [...]
Meetings. We have too many of them. Many Most aren't productive. They are a necessary evil. But they don't necessarily have to be evil... There are all sorts of strategies when hosting meetings. If you keep them small, you'll encounter less [...]
Our current options for great places to hold meetings are minute compared to the number of important out-of-office meetings we conduct. While there are a handful of creatively crafted locations in the United States, our overwhelming options are hotel meeting rooms [...]
How would you like your brainstorm and strategy meetings to be more productive and efficient? I got to thinking... we use a Creative Brief to provide background and clearly outline deliverables surrounding design projects... There should be a Brainstorm Brief to [...]
Why haven't you hired Idea Sandbox to work with you yet? I'm assuming either...(a)You have a crack team of brainstormers and strategists in-house, and therefore don't need to hire me. (b)You desperately want to hire me, but your office currently has [...]
Happy Birthday Jules Verne! Thank goodness Jules pursued his passion for writing instead of law (for which he attended university). And, had a good publisher friend in Pierre-Jules Hetzel - who helped improve Verne's writing. My impressions of Jules Verne have [...]
The most up to date list of locations can be found on the Places page within Brainstorming Tools section. You have to love when someone "makes your case" - that is - says or supports something you believe in as well. [...]
While I wouldn't brand myself a meeting fairie, per se... Seth does a great job wrote today... What would happen if your organization hired a meeting fairie? The fairie's job would be to ensure that meetings were short, efficient and effective. [...]
"Wow, the store looks great!" I told the barista. "Yeah, they spent all day yesterday cleaning," she said. "I hear the district manager and regional director are visiting. I wish we always kept it this clean! The order even came in [...]
Sand For Your Inbox October 2010 I'm excited to share with you a free Guide To Great Reading which includes fifteen books we recommend in the categories of: Creative Thinking & Innovation,Be Remarkable, and Brand Building. I know you'll love the [...]
