Big Book of Brainstorming Games: Quick, Effective Activities that Encourage Out-of-the-Box Thinking, Improve Collaboration, and Spark Great Ideas!
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
MARY SCANNELL has worked as a consultant, speaker, writer, and trainer for the past 20 years. She is coauthor of several books, including The Big Book of Low-Cost Training Games and The Big Book of Team-Motivating Games.
MIKE MULVIHILL is the founder and president of PossibiliTEAMS Corporate Team Building & Training. Mike has worked as a corporate facilitator and trainer for nearly 20 years and is the coauthor of The Big Book of Virtual Team-Building Games.
Spark the next great business idea by igniting your team’s passion and creativity
Innovating breakthrough products, services, solutions, and marketing ideas are some of the most important challenges you face as a manager. Don’t wrack your brain trying to catch that “eureka” moment alone; unleash your team’s creative power with The Big Book of Brainstorming Games.
This book is packed with physical and verbal exercises to help you organize and run a brainstorming session that engages all personality types. Get those creative juices flowing with expert guidance and dozens of enjoyable group activities to help you:
The best ideas can come from anywhere! The Big Book of Brainstorming Games gives you the tools and knowledge to build a solid, structured foundation for free-form interaction and fearless conceptualizing. Now you can get everyone in on the game and make great things happen!
2 How to Run Your Brainstorming Session
3 Climate-Setting Activities
Music to Soothe the Savage Team
I’m an Acronym
Storm Norms
The Big Cheese
I’m Impressed
I Doodle, Do You?
Find the Sweet Spot
4 Priming the Pump
Bad Ideas Welcome! Part 1
10-20-30
Three Random Words
Creative Combos
Put It in Reverse
Wild and Crazy Animals
Dubious Definitions
Ultimate Nine-Dot Challenge
The Two Men
5 Active Paradigm Shifts
Warp Speed
Mental Handcuffs
Out with the Old
Change 5 or 10
1, 2, 3
Cross Over
6 It’s a Storm, Not a Drizzle
Bad Ideas Welcome! Part 2
SCAMPER Sculptures
In What Ways?
The World’s Greatest Bathtub
Magic Wand
Plan B
Disregardables
7 “Yes! and …”
Alphabet Improv
Team Machine
Zap Negativity
Beginnings and Endings
No Way, Yes Way
Garage Band
Feedback About Feedback
Doodle Round, Doodle Sound
Pass It & Plus It
8 A Brain Flurry
Pass the Hoop
Marshmallow Spaghetti Towers
Cubing
Squares and Triangles
Everyone’s Talking About It
Inside the Box
Dictionary
9 The Dynamics of Involvement
Poetry in Motion (Not for the Faint of Heart)
That’s Exactly What It Is!
Creative Man!
Your Biggest Fan
I’ve Got Your Back!
My Professional Opinion
10 Things Look Different from Here
Just One Word
5-Postcard Draw
First Impressions
Colors
Turn It on Its Head
Today’s Guest Speaker
Field Trip
Playable Clayables
The Other Side
11 What Seems to Be the Problem?
Simply Put
Cut, Cut, Cut!
Airing of the Grievances
12 After the Storm
That Will Never Work Around Here
And the Winner Is …
Affinity Sort
What Could Go Wrong?
About the Authors
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
MARY SCANNELL has worked as a consultant, speaker, writer, and trainer for the past 20 years. She is coauthor of several books, including The Big Book of Low-Cost Training Games and The Big Book of Team-Motivating Games.
MIKE MULVIHILL is the founder and president of PossibiliTEAMS Corporate Team Building & Training. Mike has worked as a corporate facilitator and trainer for nearly 20 years and is the coauthor of The Big Book of Virtual Team-Building Games.