Feb 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Neuroplasticity is the ability of the brain to change, adapt, learn, and forge new neural pathways. It’s a big part of what keeps you young, cognitively speaking. At sixty-one, I think about this. Supposedly, our natural neuroplasticity declines after age fifty or so,... 
Dec 20, 2019 | Productivity, Project management, Remote Work, Strategy, Uncategorized
Straightforward brainstorming works great for getting a lot of ideas on paper, but sometimes you need more. When your goal is to generate ideas and figure out which ones will be most valuable to your organization, it’s time to incorporate analytical brainstorming... 
Sep 29, 2019 | Productivity, Project management, Strategy, Thinking tools, Uncategorized
Sometimes all it takes to achieve a better outcome is to change your point of view. Sound like something your therapist might say? As it turns out, this prescription for a better life also works to improve your brainstorming sessions. If you ever lead brainstorming... 
Sep 7, 2019 | Productivity, Remote Work, Strategy, Thinking tools, Uncategorized
Let’s brainstorm for a minute. Write down every brainstorm method you know. How many come to mind? More importantly, how many of them do you actually use? Most of us brainstorm the same way, every time. Brainstorming has become so commonplace that it’s easy to fall... 
Apr 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
This is a guest contribution from Paige Wallace of Storycatcher Creative “I encourage you to be brave” may be the best brainstorming advice, ever—and that was the very first thing I heard as I sat in on a recent brainstorming session. I attended as a guest, hoping to... 
Jan 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Business Analysts are like parkour athletes. You’ve surely seen videos of these nearly superhuman tricks: fast-moving men and women springing off vertical walls, hopping from rooftop to rooftop, running across railings high above a city. They cleverly and quickly...