A mother-daughter duo of creativity consultants share this practical guide to generating fresh ideas—without setting foot in a conference room. An essential resource for any self-employed, freelance, or work-from-home professional, Me, Myself & Ideas offers tips, tools, and a host of exercises aimed at crushing mental blocks and forging ahead with creative solutions. Whether you're stuck on a logistical problem or experiencing a creative dry spell, the activities in this book are sure to get you thinking (and creating) in new and powerful ways.

Creating an environment where Brainstorming is the norm instead of the exception can be a hard task, because contrary to popular beliefs, brainstorming isn't THE SOLUTION. Truly productive brainstorming sessions are part of a complete process. "Arthur Kaptein delivers on his promise by bringing you the ultimate resource for brainstormers and facilitators. From engaging top experts to giving you new techniques to lead the most productive and creative brainstorming sessions anywhere, you will refer to his book again and again for tips and guidance. It is a must-have reference that will ensure that you get practical results and that participants are engaged and see great value from the brainstorming sessions that you run." - Andrew Neitlich, Founder and Director, Center for Executive Coaching and author, Guerrilla Marketing for Coaches Ultimate Brainstorming looks at the basics of Brainstorming, and shares with you the views on Brainstorming of: Adam Sicinski, Andy Cohen, Bob Cother, Chris Griffiths, David Allen, Marshall Goldsmith, David Striker, Sunni Brown, and Shawn T. Coyne. "I have recently become disillusioned by the number of people, including supposed experts, who really do not understand creativity in general and brainstorming in particular. Sessions get called 'brainstorming' but are anything but. At last, Arthur Kaptein has set the record straight in this detailed and highly practical book, stuffed full of wisdom and tools to make brainstorming work. If you follow the methods described here, it could make you millions. Really." - David Straker, author of creatingminds.org and (with Graham Rawlinson), "How to Invent (Almost) Anything" We take a look at the role of the facilitator by sharing with you 5 great tips by Sunni Brown, and a 9 step framework to organize your next brainstorming session. Ultimate Brainstorming is filled with clear, concise, and easy to use techniques, for facilitators, managers, and team leaders to get the best out of their Brainstorming Sessions. We collected 65 time tested techniques for facilitators, managers, and team leaders to get the best out of their Brainstorming Sessions. To help you Break the Ice, Brainstorm, and Evaluate Ideas during your next Brainstorming Session.

Spark the next great business idea by igniting your team’s passion and creativity Innovating breakthrough products, services, solutions, and marketing ideas are some of the most important challenges you face as a manager. Don’t wrack your brain trying to catch that “eureka” moment alone; unleash your team’s creative power with The Big Book of Brainstorming Games. This book is packed with physical and verbal exercises to help you organize and run a brainstorming session that engages all personality types. Get those creative juices flowing with expert guidance and dozens of enjoyable group activities to help you: Frame challenges to give team members structure and context Master the proven “Four Rules of Brainstorming” for amazing results Create an environment of trust that encourages and inspires valuable contributions from people from all backgrounds and at all levels The best ideas can come from anywhere! The Big Book of Brainstorming Games gives you the tools and knowledge to build a solid, structured foundation for free-form interaction and fearless conceptualizing. Now you can get everyone in on the game and make great things happen!

Author Brian Miller helps you explore the most effective brainstorming method for your team and generate the best results using straightforward, focused activities that each take less than fifteen minutes to complete. Filled with clear, concise guidance and quick, easily implemented techniques, Quick Brainstorming Activities for Busy Managers provides supervisors, managers, and team leaders the fun, proven activities they need to get idea-packed brainstorming sessions started, and keep them going. You will discover how to: ask questions that provoke responses and inspire creativity; react to and record ideas in a way that encourages participation and prompts more input; sort and categorize lengthy lists; evaluate ideas; and prioritize the most useful concepts and expand on them. Contrary to popular opinion, great brainstorming sessions don’t just happen. For brainstorming to be a truly productive activity, leaders must create the right environment to let employees’ ideas flow. Complete with sample dialogues and well as resources for virtual team brainstorming, Quick Brainstorming Activities for Busy Managers helps you guide your team to generate great ideas.

There isn't a business that doesn't want to be more creative in its thinking, products and processes. In The Art of Innovation, Tom Kelley, partner at the Silicon Valley-based firm IDEO, developer of hundreds of innovative products from the first commercial mouse to virtual reality headsets and the Palm hand-held, takes readers behind the scenes of this wildly imaginative company to reveal the strategies and secrets it uses to turn out hit after hit. Kelley shows how teams: -Research and immerse themselves in every possible aspect of a new product or service -Examine each product from the perspective of clients, consumers and other critical audiences -Brainstorm best when they are focussed, being physical and having fun The Art of Innovation will provide business leaders with the insights and tools they need to make their companies the leading-edge top-rated stars of their industries.

"Building a second brain is getting things done for the digital age. It's a ... productivity method for consuming, synthesizing, and remembering the vast amount of information we take in, allowing us to become more effective and creative and harness the unprecedented amount of technology we have at our disposal"--

A leading neurologist recounts some of her most astonishing and challenging cases, demonstrating how the study of epilepsy is critical to our understanding of the brain. A “brilliant . . . beautifully humane account” for readers of Oliver Sacks’ The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Guardian, Best Books of the Year) Brainstorm follows the stories of people whose medical diagnoses are so strange even their doctor struggles to solve them: a man who sees cartoon characters running across the room; a girl whose world suddenly seems completely distorted, as though she were Alice in Wonderland; another who transforms into a ragdoll whenever she even thinks about moving. The brain is the most complex structure in the universe. Neurologists must puzzle out life-changing diagnoses from the tiniest of clues, the ultimate medical detective work. In this riveting book, Suzanne O’Sullivan takes you with her as she tracks the clues of her patients’ symptoms. It’s a journey that will open your eyes to the unfathomable intricacies of our brains and the infinite variety of human experience.