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I completely agree - personally, I find brainstorming ideas by myself and then bouncing off of other people in a group later on seems to be the most effective.
by arasakik 19y ago
I completely agree - personally, I find brainstorming ideas by myself and then bouncing off of other people in a group later on seems to be the most effective.
Question for you guys: What is your ideal environment for brainstorming ideas alone? I've found that taking 15 or 30 minutes of quiet time to reflect/brainstorm before going to bed seems to generate the most high-quality ideas, imo.
- staunch 19y agoStraight brainstorming I think the shower and before bed work the best for me. A more deliberate technique that works for me is having people say "It would be neat if X existed -- but that's not possible." intentionally as a kind of idea challenge game. The best ideas I've had were solutions to real-world problems or opportunities I noticed while doing real work.
- sherman 19y agoPersonally, I've found that I come up with the best ideas or figure out how to solve problems when I'm not consciously thinking about it. Actively brainstorming gets me about 80-90% of the way there. The last 20 or 10 percent come when I walk away from the situation by taking a break. I guess subconsciously your mind is still thinking it through.