Quotes About Brainstorming

Da Vinci gave birth to a tradition that resulted in the modern discipline of "brainstorming." Prior to Da Vinci the concept of "creative thinking" as an intellectual discipline didn't exist.

When the corporate press engages in idle speculation, it's "having a discussion." When someone with a large following on social media engages in brainstorming, it's "dangerous" and "irresponsible.

But binge writers are also binge readers and binge statisticians. The bad habits that keep them from getting down to writing also keep them from doing the prewriting (Kellogg, 1994)—the reading, outlining, organizing, brainstorming, planning, and number-crunching necessary for typing words.

If you are trying to be inventive and come up with lots of interesting new ideas, it's usually the worst thing in the world if someone comes along and starts being critical. Thus, the power of brainstorming: no one is allowed to criticize any idea or suggestion that is offered—no matter how stupid, impractical, or useless it seems. You can't get the good ones and the fruitful interaction among the odd ones unless you welcome the terrible ones.