Brainstorming is usually done in a pretty haphazard manner, so I'm not surprised by these results. Just getting minds in a room is not enough. The hub-and-spok

Brainstorming is usually done in a pretty haphazard manner, so I'm not surprised by these results. Just getting minds in a room is not enough. The hub-and-spoke model was used at AT&T labs, where individuals or small teams descend into "spokes" to do deep work, then return to a "hub" to synthesize results and plan future directions. You also need solid leadership to provide direction and organization, although I suppose there's exceptions to that rule like Valve's holocracy. I'd be curious how something like the Manhattan Project was organized.