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Why Group Brainstorming Is a Waste of Time

Harvard Business Review

Brainstorming is based on four rules : (a) generate as many ideas as possible; (b) prioritize unusual or original ideas; (c) combine and refine the ideas generated; and (d) abstain from criticism during the exercise. Second, that quantity (eventually) leads to quality. There are two main reasons.