N2Growth Blog

JUNE 6, 2024

E-learning Platforms: Utilizing online courses and learning management systems (LMS) makes learning accessible and flexible. To spark creativity, keep in mind: Brainstorming Sessions: Regularly scheduled sessions can help generate fresh ideas. According to McKinsey, organizations with effective change communication are 3.5

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Learning Organization Innovation Organization Six Sigma 251

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2017

It was Alex Osborn, a 1960s advertising executive, who coined the term brainstorming. Subsequent scientific research confirmed Osborn’s instincts: groups who follow his guidelines show more creativity than those who don’t. Leading a Brainstorming Session with a Cross-Cultural Team. Vincent Tsui for HBR.

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Brainstorming Osborne Creativity Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2012

In articles in both the New York Times and The New Yorker earlier this year, the concept of brainstorming as introduced in the 1940's by Alex Osborn has been attacked as ineffective and linked to the concept of " Groupthink.". We have no issue with the importance of the creative individual to generate focused and powerful ideas.

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