Why Brainstorming Sucks and How to Fix It. I hate brainstorming sessions.
Brainstorming sessions not only feel forced, they can quickly become competitive as everyone tries to be the smartest guy or gal in the room. Plus, telling me to come up with five new ideas is like telling me to go to sleep—right now. If you’re like me, there’s hope. I’m definitely not an innovator, but I can be reasonably creative when I need to solve a problem. Democratizing Innovation. I've been reading and thinking about innovation for quite a while, so when someone mentioned Eric Von Hippel's Democratizing Innovation (published 2005), I had to take a look.
The book is a combination of academic writing (reporting Von Hippel's and other's research with plenty of references to studies and research and correlation factors) with connections to the wider thinking about innovation and communities. Personally, I could have done with a little less of the academic style. Eric Von Hippel's Homepage.