The cover article of the new March – April edition of Harvard Business Review* is on Better Brainstorming and includes a number of interesting ideas. It’s written by Hal Gregersen, who is a faculty member at MIT and author of a forthcoming book, Questions are the Answer. Gregerson has invented a process he calls “Question Burst” which focuses the brainstorming process on … [Read more...] about Better Brainstorming
Decision Making
Five Questions for Better Decisions
We all face challenging decisions on the job from time to time. A recent article from Harvard Business Review* suggests answering five questions that can help clarify a decision: 1. What are the net, net consequences of all my options? 2. What are my core obligations? 3. What will work in the world as it is? 4. Who are we? 5. What can I live with? Net-Net … [Read more...] about Five Questions for Better Decisions