tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973185574831334870.post7400643792595613713..comments2023-04-05T23:21:18.152-07:00Comments on Mr Bojangles: Worshipping workshopsTom Ilubehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14585791485679975205noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973185574831334870.post-15460069211102962872009-11-30T23:51:23.202-08:002009-11-30T23:51:23.202-08:00To build on Tom's extravert/introvert point, i...To build on Tom's extravert/introvert point, in my experience it is those who extravert their iNtuition function (known as N in Myers Briggs) who take most comfortably to the practice of brainstorming, particularly if Extraverted iNtuition is their dominant function (ENTP & ENFP types). By contrast, those whose dominant function is Introverted iNtuition (INTJ & INFJ types) tend to be less comfortable with brainstorming. This seems to be because the internalised pattern of possibilities and connectivity favoured by Introverted iNtuitives is something to be nurtured, reflected on and kept largely private until he or she is ready to share (and then sometimes only tentatively). Extraverted iNtuitives are much more likely to 'blurt it out' when they see a pattern, connection or possibility; these types prefer doing it that way and so brainstorming can be a particularly fun activity.Neil Rodgersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973185574831334870.post-54616492520239987252009-11-29T15:10:06.825-08:002009-11-29T15:10:06.825-08:00“Brainstorming does not eliminate chaotic searchin...“Brainstorming does not eliminate chaotic searching. In reality it makes searching even more chaotic. The absurdity of brainstorming as a searching process is compensated for by its quantitative factor – problems are attacked by a large team.”.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genrich_Altshuller" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Genrich Altshuller</a>Cezary B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973185574831334870.post-35377025070691674262009-11-28T03:30:53.014-08:002009-11-28T03:30:53.014-08:00These so-called brainstorms aren't really brai...These so-called brainstorms aren't really brainstorms in the sense the originator meant. They are simply poorly structured meetings.<br /><br />The "real" brainstorm process does have a period of free-flowing idea generation (the fun part for extroverts) but is supposed to be followed by a process of idea organisation, reflection and evaluation. In my experience the later stages are rarely followed, probably for the reasons you state. Perhaps you should insist on the full process - I think Kelley's Art of Innovation has a good chapter on this technique.<br /><br />Wikipedia raises the interesting topic of whether brainstorms are actually less effective than people working alone - although I have always believed that some form of cross-fertilisation of ideas is very important.David Gumbrellhttp://www.gumbrell.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7973185574831334870.post-40045819488286620902009-11-28T02:46:07.656-08:002009-11-28T02:46:07.656-08:00I think that brainstorming was invented by so-call...I think that brainstorming was invented by so-called "transformation consultants" who are at the soft and squidgy end of consulting. Strategy consultants tend to be more fact based and analytical, and although they may hold workshops they are usually a tool to tune-up an already half-finished product. <br /><br />Brainstorming works on the principle that "the answer is here in the room", i.e., the people there have all the knowledge & experience necessary, which is not always the case. I have found that there are times when shrewd research and analysis digs up the right answer that is counter-intuitive and so very unlikely to have been found in a brainstorm session (but I am an INTJ...)Andy Gueritznoreply@blogger.com