Brainstorming

Come on everyone, gather your colleagues and find somewhere to share a cuppa and form a brainstorming group.

You’ll find it so beneficial to spend some ‘think-time’ and you’ll feel energised and refreshed.

Start brainstorming groups in and out of work. We don’t take enough time to take time out but the results are so rewarding.

Have a read of the BRAINEXCHANGE site. On the site it talks about how people brainstorm about relationships, in-laws, children, quality of life, career questions, marketing strategies, entrepreneurial ideas, titles for books they are writing, names for babies!

Use your brainstorm group as a way to meet like-minded people, give and receive support and network.

Share your projects, concerns, hopes and fears.

Email a group of friends today and set up a group. You only need 3 participants to start with and people don’t need to feel guilty if they miss a meeting. You can grow your group organically.

When you meet have a pad and paper and ask each attendee to write a question. You can ask anything and the rest of the group can ask for clarification or for more specific direction on the question being asked. You don’t always have to have a question, you may just want to contribute to sparking ideas.

Spend 10 minutes going around each person who contributes an idea or response. This part is quick. You can then discuss in more details the ideas that create the most sparks!