If you have been every stuck in a rut, trying to solve a persistent problem, where every traditional brainstorming session leaves you with the same uninspired ideas. You might be interested in a new ...

An electric utility in the northwestern U.S. had problems with ice building up on its power transmission lines during the winter. The company had to send linesmen out to climb the pylons that held the ...

Nowadays, brainstorming is a highly common practice in companies where teamwork is indispensable. The core idea behind the brainstorming strategy is to get access to the group's collective wisdom in ...

This week’s column is the latest on root cause analysis tools for managers. The topic we'll be discussing is brainstorming. I would like to begin by saying that brainstorming is not only a great ...

What if? Could we? Why not try? How about? Back in the day when I was a manager of a group of research scientists these were questions that were often asked when our group was tackling a problem.

Web Crossing Inc. on Monday released its new Brainstorm Plug-in, an add-on for the company’s eponymous online collaboration software. The new plug-in uses a three-stage brainstorming process to help ...

I’ve said this many times before and I’ll say it again: Problems are opportunities in disguise! When most people think about problems, they picture a cluster of negativity that will eventually bury ...

I spend a fair amount of time talking to clients about creativity at work. It’s easy to help them understand that creativity is the engine that drives innovation, because those ideas are what’s ...