Introduction

• General
  • Introduction
  • Definition

Topics

• Resources
• General

• Techniques
  • The bigger view
  • Change your character
  • Challenge current thinking
  • Confine the problem
  • Change the scene
  • Combining known ideas
  • Reverse thinking
  • Circumvent the issue
  • Lateral thinking
  • Logical approach
  • Aim for less
  • Multiple tools

• General principles
• Personnel and the meeting
• Prepare properly
• The meeting process
• The brainstorm process
• Simple example
• Managing the meeting process
• Assessing ideas
• Implementing ideas

Change the scene

People often work and think in a particular way because of the environment that they work in.
This may produce great results but also it may be the cause of some issues.
To improve or eliminate these issues you will need to change the way things are done and that may mean altering the environment.

If we assume that you have a plan that you wish to implement then you need to capture the hearts and minds of the persons who will put it into practice.
You will be creating a pathway that will appear to be the only option to take and one that everyone will naturally want to follow.
This tool is best suited to people based issues.

This is an example of leadership in that you are pulling people with you in a direction you want rather than trying to push them.

This technique can be used in two basic ways.
Firstly, as a result an identified problem may be solved or minimised.
Secondly, the right sort of environment can generate creative ideas which could lead to innovation.

What’s in it for the people?

In order to change the hearts and minds of the people you will need to consider what motivates them.
Why would they wish to follow the option that you think is best?
What is in it for them?
If you can answer these questions by providing the required incentives then you are on the right road to success.

List their needs and desires

Make a list of all the ideas you can think of that will motivate the group.
Review these and examine the ones that you believe will not only help solve the problem but which you can actually implement.
If you can make the desired choice more fun then it is highly likely this option will prevail.