The Google 20% Free Time Policy Innovation Story: A catalyst for innovation

In the early 2000s, Google introduced its 20% time policy that let workers spend one day a week on their own projects. This helped employees create new ideas while still doing their main jobs. Though it was hard to manage as the company grew, this approach led to successful products like Gmail and AdSense. Google showed how giving workers some freedom can spark creativity in a company. Continue reading The Google 20% Free Time Policy Innovation Story: A catalyst for innovation

Brainstorming A group discussion to produce a list of ideas or solutions to a problem.

Conversation Covenant Brown-bag Lunches ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close What is brainstorming? Brainstorming is a popular ideation technique for generating new ideas. The basic premise is to get a group together and have them share … Continue reading Brainstorming A group discussion to produce a list of ideas or solutions to a problem.

Reverse Brainstorming Café Brainstorming the opposite of what you want

Spectrum Street Epistemology Theodore Zeldin’s Conversation Dinners Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter What’s the Vibe? Please be patient as this may take up to a minute to load… Close Coming up with new ideas or insights in a conventional brainstorming session is often hard work and not very engaging. An alternative approach is … Continue reading Reverse Brainstorming Café Brainstorming the opposite of what you want