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Comment on What business can learn from improv by Sameer Karim

Sameer Karim — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:15:22 +0000

That’s interesting. I remember reading some research showing that creativity in brainstorming is limited when there are “higher-ups” in the room, because there is fear that the ideas will not be accepted by those individuals, reflecting negatively on the contributor. I do think it would be ideal to have a brainstorming session on a system that consolidates all of the ideas real-time, the only problem would be to make sure that everyone is fully engaged in the process and is not drifting off to check their e-mail or on an IM service.

Comment on What business can learn from improv by pekpongpaet

pekpongpaet — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:12:28 +0000

In a slightly related note, I’ve read about research somewhere that found that brainstorming, where people got together and came up with ideas was not nearly as effective as just having people separately come up with ideas and sharing them. Basically in brainstorming sessions, your ideas get shot down or challenged and as a result, people tend to tread more carefully. In fact, there were 4 times more ideas generated individually than through brainstorming.

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Comment on Decision-making pitfalls that can be avoided by pekpongpaet

pekpongpaet — Wed, 21 May 2008 13:01:27 +0000

Casual benchmarking is especially dangerous. Often times, you can see a successful company and think that by mimicking what they seemingly do, you can be just as successful. However a lot of what you see people do when they are already successful could be a result or symptom of their success, and not necessarily the cause.

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Comment on Information Worker of the Future - Mobility by Reflections » Information Worker of the Future - Seamless Communications

Reflections » Information Worker of the Future - Seamless Communications — Mon, 12 May 2008 01:02:00 +0000

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Comment on So you want to start your own business by rikarod

rikarod — Tue, 06 May 2008 18:18:20 +0000

Very insightful! I wish you much success.

Comment on So you want to start your own business by pekpongpaet

pekpongpaet — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:13:24 +0000

Really good points. Many of us learn these lessons through trial by fire the hard way. It’s really important that the expectations of the partners are all on the same page. I wish you good luck on your endeavor and look forward to your future posts.