HowtoConductaSuccessfulCreativeBrainstormingSession"Brainstormingisanintegralpartofthebusinessprocessatallorganizations
Itcanleadtoadynamicandvaluableexchangeofideasandexcitingnewinitiatives,"saidEdwardT
Reilly,AMA'spresidentandCEO
"Poorlyexecuted,however,itcanfosterresentment,internaltensionandbecounterproductive
Allparticipantsinabrainstormingsessionneedtoremember,it'snotpersonal-it'sbusiness
"Reillyoffersthefollowingbestpracticesonhowtoconductasuccessfulcreativebrainstormingsession:Establishtheroleoftheleader
Theleaderactsasfacilitator,monitoringtheflowofideastoensurethateveryonehasachancetospeakandnooneinterruptsanother,andthatdiscussionstaysontrackanddoesn'tveeroffontoomanytangents
Theleadershouldencouragechallengeanddebate-they'reproductive
Hostilityisnot