Archives for the 'Brainstorming' Category
Oblique Strategies [HD BizBlog 1.2]
My Sunday StumbleUpon routine hit upon Brian Eno’s Oblique Strategies:
The deck itself had its origins in the discovery by Brian Eno that both he and his friend Peter Schmidt (a British painter …) tended to keep a set of basic working principles which guided them through the kinds of moments of pressure - either working [...]
GTD and Brainstorming [HD BizBlog 1.2]
Welcome to the third post in the series on using the phases of Natural Planning for plotting out the course of your projects. In the first post we discussed the “Why” of your project, determining the Purpose of what you are trying to accomplish, and the Principles that will guide you.
In the second post we [...]
GTD Planning - Outcome Visioning and Brainstorming [HD BizBlog 1.2]
This post is the second in a series on using the Natural Planning Method, the first post is here.
“One of the most powerful skills in the world of knowledge work, and one of the most important to hone and develop, is creating clear outcomes.”
~ David Allen, Getting Things Done, p. 69
How you envision [...]
GTD: Visual Guide to Killer Setup [HD BizBlog 1.2]
Reading this today reminds me that I need to revise my own “Killer GTD Setup” post, as it has evolved quite a bit in the past four months. In any case - here is a post from The Simple Dollar that outlines a complete GTD system. Take a few minutes and read the whole article. [...]
The Social Graph Remains Elusive [HD BizBlog 1.2]
There is an interesting article at Ad Age Digital about Facebook and how advertisers and marketers are using the service to leverage the social graph:
[Facebook could have]…a new cultural role for the mass online social network that recasts what has been mainly a time waster as a useful and efficient communications tool for business and [...]
Preparing for the Quarterly Review [HD BizBlog 1.2]
As September comes to a close, I am getting ready to go through the process of my second Quarterly Review, an expansion of the Weekly Review that is a foundation of the Getting Things Done practice.
This will be an especially important Review, as there are some big changes and opportunities coming up in the [...]
32 Ways to Reach Left-Brained People [HD BizBlog 1.2]
Via the Innovation Tools newsletter (subscribe here)
An article by Mitch Ditkoff and Val Vadeboncoeur about unleashing the creativity of those left-brain thinkers. The authors start with a humorous intro:
For the past 21 years, we have been working closely with a wide range of savvy organizations who have identified the need to raise the bar for [...]
The Social Science of Web 2.0 [HD BizBlog 1.2]
There will be a conference in the UK over September 5th and 6th for the discussion of Web 2.0 topics (via Usability News):
A 2-day event is being organised by the Social Informatics Research Unit (SIRU), Department of Sociology, University of York in collaboration with the Taylor and Francis Journal Information, Communication & Society (iCS) and [...]
blog.pmarca.com: Quote of the week: Why brainstorming is a bad idea [Setting Contexts]
I can see this point - but I am a firm believer in brainstorming (and mindmapping along the way!). Brainstorming generates more than ideas. It generates community, teamwork, it teaches being open to new ideas and paths of thinking. There are no wrong ideas in a brainstorming session.
But again - this is a different [...]
New Ways of Looking at What We Know [Hidden Dragon BizBlog 1.2]
There is a discussion going on about the future of Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) that was started by Eric Mack, and carried on by Michael Sampson and Pascal Venier. The good stuff, as often is the case, is in the comments. As a relative newcomer to the discussion, I am fascinated by the direction Eric [...]