Intelligence is something we are born with. Thinking is a skill that must be learned. — Edward de Bono Copy Share Image
“Create lightning bolt ideas during brainstorms by causing disturbances in your atmosphere.” — Ryan Lilly Copy Share Image
A person who can create ideas worthy of note is a person who has learned much from others. — Konosuke Matsushita Copy Share Image
The ultimate solutions to problems are rational; the process of finding them is not. — J. P. Guilford Copy Share Image
A successful work of art is not one which resolves contradictions in a spurious harmony, but one which expresses the idea of… — Theodor Adorno Copy Share Image
In a regular class I don't focus on the form, but I think that focus is helpful for brainstorming and coming up… — Bonnie Jo Campbell Copy Share Image
I do all of my good thinking at over 65 miles per hour. The speed limit is, luckily, the same speed as… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
To take the difficulties, setbacks and sorrows of life as a challenge to overcome makes us stronger, rather than unjust punishment which… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
Many fans don't have the leisure time to track my every word. They're too busy brainstorming solutions to the economic crisis and… — Michael Showalter Copy Share Image
“In a famous 1987 study, researchers Michael Diehl and Wolfgang Stroebe from Tubingen University in Germany concluded that brainstorming groups have never… — Frans Johansson Copy Share Image
I do a lot of brainstorming with my editors. Sometimes it just comes out in the writing. I'll get an idea as… — Sara Shepard Copy Share Image
“Brainstorming had four rules: 1. Don’t judge or criticize ideas. 2. Be freewheeling. The wilder the idea, the better. 3. Go for… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
“Sometimes it’s hard to know when you’ve crossed the line from conscientious to compulsive. When you’re in the thick of an assignment,… — Michael Law Copy Share Image
Having everyone get exposed to brainstorming, prototyping, thinking about a problem, that's a best practice. One of the things I love seeing… — Megan Smith Copy Share Image
Natural resources have dropped out of the competitive equation. In fact, a lack of natural resources may even be an advantage. Because… — Lester Thurow Copy Share Image
“At IDEO we have dedicated rooms for our brainstorming sessions, and the rules are literally written on the walls: Defer judgment. Encourage… — Tim Brown Copy Share Image
And I think that, given the opportunity, somebody could really learn a lot just being around me and the girls because it's… — Kris Jenner Copy Share Image
“Osborn’s theory had great impact, and company leaders took up brainstorming with enthusiasm. To this day, it’s common for anyone who spends… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
There's a school of thought that says if you legalize drugs it will solve the problem. We're all good liberals, we said… — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
When I returned as CEO in 2008, Starbucks had forgotten that meaningful innovations balance an organization's heritage with modern-day relevance and market… — Howard Schultz Copy Share Image
“the end of each of these brainstorming sessions I require myself to formally record the results, by hand, on a dated page.” — Cal Newport Copy Share Image
“They overlook the possibility that brainstorming can be a skill, an art, more like playing the piano than tying your shoes.” — Thomas Kelley Copy Share Image
My ideas often come from strong mental images. When I'm observing some relatively ordinary thing, I'll think, "What if…" and out of… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
I've always loved brainstorming with other writers, and I consider having my work critiqued a part of that brainstorming. — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
I sometimes compare my brainstorming on paper to the drilling of oil wells. The only way to strike oil is to drill… — Tom Monaghan Copy Share Image
The sorcery and charm of imagination, and the power it gives to the individual to transform his world into a new world… — Frank Barron Copy Share Image
When I'm riding in a car, I don't really listen to music. I turn the radio off and just be thinking, brainstorming.… — Chamillionaire Copy Share Image
Knowledge is being applied to knowledge itself. It is now fast becoming the one factor in production, sidelining both capital and labour. — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
Many futurists use a checklist approach to make sure they're covering a sufficiently wide set of topics in terms of both research… — Jamais Cascio Copy Share Image
“Solitary walks are great for getting new ideas. It's like you're in a video game and you pick up idea coins on… — Joyce Rachelle Copy Share Image
I'm always working on something. I wish I had more time for free-thinking and brainstorming new ideas. That's not to say my… — Marc Guggenheim Copy Share Image
I'm in the process of brainstorming with my marketing team and all that stuff, trying to come up with a concept for… — Ruben Studdard Copy Share Image
The smell of roses, my children's bright eyes and smiles, laughing with my husband, walking on the beach, using my hands to… — Lisa Loeb Copy Share Image
Meet regularly with your business team and brainstorm. Intricate business problems are mostly resolved at brainstorming sessions. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
We have to understand that the world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is more important than… — Jacob Bronowski Copy Share Image
“Brainstorming might be useful in situations where creativity is required. However, solving hard problems is not one of these.” — Nat Greene Copy Share Image
“E se a minha vida não fôr mais do que um processo de materialização, através do qual eu dou forma a imagens… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Writers know - especially new writers - [that] a lot of it [creative process] is the prewriting stage, the talking, brainstorming, the… — Jenna Bush Copy Share Image
Two heads are definitely better than one and by sourcing ideas from each other, you have a better chance of coming up… — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
God spare me sclerosis of the curiosity, for the curiosity which craves to keep us informed about the small things no less… — John Mason Brown Copy Share Image