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Why Group Brainstorming Is a Waste of Time

Harvard Business Review

At the employee level, creativity results from a combination of expertise, motivation, and thinking skills. The most widely used method to spark group creativity is brainstorming, a technique first introduced by Alex Osborn, a real life “Mad Man,” in the 1950s. Second, that quantity (eventually) leads to quality.