Category Archives: Idea Generation

Is This A Dialogue Or a Discussion?

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Teresa Torres

Have you ever been in a brainstorming meeting where the group gets stuck on one idea? They just want to run with it at the exclusion of all else. If your goal is to generate a lot of ideas, this … Continue reading →

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3 Use Cases For Better Communication With Kindling

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Teresa Torres

I recently rolled out Kindling, an idea management app, across my company. If you aren’t familiar with idea management apps, there’s no shortage of them. This blog lists 44. The idea is to get more people involved in idea generation and evaluation. … Continue reading →

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Reward Ideas With Good Feedback

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Teresa Torres

On Tuesday, we looked at how to get the entire company involved in idea generation. One of the key steps we highlighted was to give feedback on every idea. Giving good feedback is an art form in and of itself. When … Continue reading →

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You Aren’t The Only One Who Can Have Innovative Ideas

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Teresa Torres

One of the hardest parts of product management is making visible how you evaluate ideas and make decisions about what to build. Everyone has ideas. Rarely are you sitting around dreaming up what to build next. More likely, your wading … Continue reading →

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Brainstorming: More Questions Than Answers

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Teresa Torres

There’s been a lot of confusion around brainstorming these days. First, there was the New Yorker article by Jonah Lehrer claiming that brainstorming doesn’t work. Scott Berkun wrote a rebuttal arguing Lehrer’s logic was flawed. Twitter exploded with comments. I’m … Continue reading →

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