{"id":6148,"date":"2026-03-23T20:37:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T20:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billcorrigan.com\/updates\/?p=6148"},"modified":"2026-03-23T20:37:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T20:37:51","slug":"brainstorming-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billcorrigan.com\/updates\/?p=6148","title":{"rendered":"Brainstorming Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.webw5uk0sfnq\">A world-class brainstorming session thrives on creativity, collaboration, and respect. Here are some key rules to ensure a productive and engaging session:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Be Open<\/strong>: Encourage an open mindset. Avoid judgment and be curious about all ideas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Respect Each Other<\/strong>: Value every participant&#8217;s perspective and listen respectfully.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>All Ideas Matter<\/strong>: Every idea, no matter how unconventional, can lead to innovative solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Invite Contributions<\/strong>: Ensure everyone has a chance to share their thoughts, including quieter members.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Build on Ideas<\/strong>: Use &#8220;yes, and&#8230;&#8221; instead of &#8220;no, but&#8230;&#8221; to expand on ideas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stay Focused<\/strong>: Keep the discussion on track and relevant to the topic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Encourage Wild Ideas<\/strong>: Sometimes the most outlandish ideas spark the best solutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Defer Judgment<\/strong>: Critique ideas after the brainstorming session, not during.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>One Conversation at a Time<\/strong>: Avoid side conversations to ensure everyone is heard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Document Everything<\/strong>: Record all ideas for future reference and further development.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A world-class brainstorming session thrives on creativity, collaboration, and respect. Here are some key rules to ensure a productive and engaging session:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6149,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[1172,101,1173],"class_list":["post-6148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-marketing-performance-coaching","tag-brainstorming","tag-creativity","tag-innovation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/billcorrigan.com\/updates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/billcorrigan.com\/updates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/billcorrigan.com\/updates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billcorrigan.com\/updates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billcorrigan.com\/updates\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6148"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/billcorrigan.com\/updates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6150,"href":"https:\/\/billcorrigan.com\/updates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6148\/revisions\/6150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billcorrigan.com\/updates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/billcorrigan.com\/updates\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billcorrigan.com\/updates\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/billcorrigan.com\/updates\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}