Building a Business
Supercharge Your Team’s Creativity With This Powerful Brainstorming Technique
Creativity may come naturally to some people. For the rest of us, there are powerful tools to shift our perspectives, like SCAMPER.
Brainstorming
Entrepreneurs
Organize Big Ideas with This Intuitive Mind Mapping Tool
Map your mind, brainstorm, and more with Zen Mind Map Pro.
Tech
Brainstorm Anywhere with This Reusable Scanning Whiteboard
Digitize your whiteboard sessions with this clever device.
Thought Leaders
5 Top Tips for Crafting Mission and Vision Statements with Meaning
Here are five key ways to avoid derivative pap and generate statements with depth and traction.
By Brianne West
Entrepreneurs
5 Psychology-Backed Hacks That Train Your Brain to Be More Innovative
As you try to open yourself up to new ways of thinking, you will find it easier to generate ideas for your business.
Business Ideas
4 Places to Find Your Next Big Idea
Many entrepreneurs think innovating requires new knowledge, but sometimes it's a matter of looking in unexpected places.
By Aytekin Tank
Thought Leaders
Report: 52 Percent of People Ask Themselves This Question Before Pursuing an Idea
A new report asked 20,000 people from almost every country in the world how they come up with their ideas. Here's what they said.
By Hayden Field
Entrepreneurs
Six Ways to Get Your Productivity On Track
Beat the workday slump with these tips from entrepreneurs.
Thought Leaders
Why Execution Is More Important Than Strategy
Good ideas are only half the battle. Strategy means nothing if you don't execute.
Business News
3 Ways Your Brain Can Trick You Into Making Bad Decisions
Cognitive bias is an insidious threat to the rational decision-making you probably think you're engaged in.
Human Resources
For Better Teamwork, Let People Choose Whom They Work With
Letting friendly co-workers collaborate on projects might be more fruitful than asking those who are less familiar with each other to put their heads together.
Business Ideas
5 Ways to Transform Your Next Work Brainstorming Session Into Something Really Great
"Star-bursting" and "role-storming" are not Saturday night party games. They're serious methods for coming up with your next great idea.
By Thomas Smale
Thought Leaders
Writing Your First Book Is the First Big Step to Build Your Personal Brand
Get oriented to the task before putting pen to paper through self-assessment, audience targeting and relentless testing. Just like any other product.
By Josh Steimle
Entrepreneurs
4 Ways Creativity Is Killing Your Viable Business Ideas
Perfect is the enemy of good. Your innovative concepts are worthless if you can't implement your vision.
Thought Leaders
I Took an Improv Training Course — and It Changed How I Brainstorm
Stop saying 'Yes, but.' Start getting to 'Yes, and.'
Thought Leaders
7 Ways to Help Your Employees Become Better Problem-Solvers
Your employees are the ones who will carry your business to success. So, follow these steps to enable them to tackle problems on their own.
Thought Leaders
These 5 Creators Boost Their Creativity by Sketching
Your great shortcut to success may just be putting pen to paper.
By Rose Leadem
Building a Business
How Our Brains Trick Us Into Choosing Instant Gratification Over Long-term Goals
Distractions and emotions can lead us away from where we want to go.
By Melissa Chu
Building a Business
The New Rules of Brainstorming
With a few principles in place, most companies can transform group-think meetings into innovative, genuine and honest sessions.
Building a Business
4 Ways to Access Your Creative Genius
If you're constantly feeling blocked from your inner creativity, here are ways to help unleash your imagination.
By Lewis Howes
Building a Business
‘Winning the Brain Game’ Will Help Fix Your Fatal Flaws of Thinking
A new book shows you how to be a more creative and effective entrepreneur.
By Carol Roth
Building a Business
Great Ideas Can Come From Inspiration — or Brute Force
Yes, brute force works. Here are the four main approaches to idea generation.
Building a Business
4 Steps to Brainstorm 100 Blog Post Ideas in One Hour
Do this every day, and you'll have millions to choose from.
By Aaron Agius
Building a Business
This Simple Technique Trains Your Brain to Conjure Your Best-Ever Ideas
The brain is lightning fast but it still does just one thing at a time.
Building a Business
How to Find Your Next Big Business Idea
If you dream of owning a business but aren't sure about what kind, here are some valuable ways you can find your next big business idea.
By Lewis Howes
Thought Leaders
When Looking for a Solution, Stop Staring at the Problem
When analysis hits a deadend, walk away from the problem to free your creative mind.