Michael Michalko

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

ENERGIZE YOUR BRAINSTORMING. In the same way, if we start a brainstorming session cold with a serious, uptight facilitator throwing out questions and problems to a stiff, conservative group, the chances of producing healthy ideas is minimal. Following are tips on how to loosen up the group to energize their imagination.

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Brainstorming Groups Creativity Exercises 111

Michael Michalko

MAY 14, 2022

In the same way, if we start a brainstorming session cold with a serious, uptight facilitator throwing out questions and problems to a stiff, conservative group, the chances of producing healthy ideas is minimal. Following are tips on how to loosen up the group to energize their creative thinking. It can be anything…….an

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Creative Thinking Groups Creativity Handbook 98

Michael Michalko

DECEMBER 10, 2021

After leaving the military, Michael facilitated CIA think tanks using his creative thinking techniques. Michael later applied these creative-thinking techniques to problems in the corporate world with outstanding successes. Thinkertoys: The Best Creative Problem-Solving Book of all Time. Chuck Frey.

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Handbook Exercises Brainstorming Creative Thinking 52

Michael Michalko

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Some of Michael’s creative-thinking techniques that were refined by his government and corporate practice were published in his best-seller Thinkertoys (A Handbook of Business Creativity) , which the Wall Street Journal reported “will change the way you think.” And that’s exactly what you get in Thinkertoys.”

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Creativity Tips Handbook Exercises 40

Idea Champions

OCTOBER 13, 2015

In the past few years I have noticed a curious trend in the media -- one I can no longer ignore -- and that is the appearance of seriously derisive articles about brainstorming by self-declared pundits and free lance writers. What I'm guessing that brainstorming naysayers really mean is that bad brainstorming sessions don't work.

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Michael Michalko

JUNE 1, 2017

What if the crippled man who invented the motorized cart had defined his problem as: “How to occupy my time while lying in bed?” ” rather than “How to get out of bed and move around the house?” With creative thinking, one generates as many alternative approaches as one can.

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Creativity Creative Thinking Exercises Change 70

Michael Michalko

AUGUST 12, 2018

Think about what it is you still don’t understand about the problem. Learn and use the creative thinking techniques creative geniuses have used throughout history. Give yourself an idea quota of 40 ideas when brainstorming. • How many of the ideas can you combine with each other? • Complete “How can I __?”

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Brainstorming Creativity Creative Thinking Change 64