#brainswarming

Wow, I didn’t know about these effects:

Spontaneous drawings may also relieve psychological distress.

What I heard and experienced myself is:

Doodling is a friend of attention

Taking notes with hand and doodling helps. What you miss by using your laptop.

Doodling (a form of fidgeting) may be a last-ditch attempt at staying awake and attentive

Make sure to check all links:

Problems with Brain Storming:

Sharing 1 idea at time is inefficient

Extroverts

Question: Why do we need to talk?

Brainswarming:

Don't talk, only write

Focus on the goal

Great video by HBR: Why You Should Stop Brainstorming http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/03/why-you-should-stop-brainstorming/

Perhaps the idea of “brainstorming” doesn’t make any sense at all

It would seem logical that better ideas could be generated in a group as opposed to simply by individuals — more perspectives and viewpoints, and an inherent vetting process in real-time. But then again, maybe that’s not true:

But no study has proven that brainstorming works well, even though it has been the go-to method for idea…