WEBVTT - Brain write before you brainstorm

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Today's tip is that, if you want to get as

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<v Speaker 2>many good ideas as possible, allow time for everyone to

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<v Speaker 2>generate ideas solo before you share your ideas with each other.

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<v Speaker 2>In a recent interview with former Surgeon General v. Vick Murphy,

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<v Speaker 2>Adam Grant, a Wharton School professor, describe this particular idea

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<v Speaker 2>generation tactic as deciding to brain write before you brainstorm.

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<v Speaker 2>Lots of times when groups want to get new ideas,

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<v Speaker 2>you get everyone in a room and then say let's

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<v Speaker 2>put everything up on the board, and that can work,

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<v Speaker 2>but there are lots of group dynamics that can come

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<v Speaker 2>into play that can limit what people come up with,

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<v Speaker 2>So Grant explained, when you are in a group situation

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<v Speaker 2>generating ideas, one way to avoid some of these downfalls

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<v Speaker 2>is to dedicate time for everyone to think and make

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<v Speaker 2>notes silently and individually before brainstorming as a group. With

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<v Speaker 2>individual think time first, everyone and especially the introverts among you,

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<v Speaker 2>will have ample opportunity to come up with ideas and

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<v Speaker 2>will be ready to contribute when you all come back together.

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<v Speaker 1>I think this is a good suggestion. Building in time

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<v Speaker 1>for people to think individually helps ensure that everyone's voice

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<v Speaker 1>is heard. But just as important, allowing individual think time

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<v Speaker 1>means you get more ideas to start from. In a

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<v Speaker 1>shouted out brainstorming session, you often wind up with everybody

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<v Speaker 1>simply responding to the first idea that someone said. And

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<v Speaker 1>let's be clear, this is probably going to be an

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<v Speaker 1>idea from someone senior and vocal. But if everyone has

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<v Speaker 1>generated solo ideas first, you can put them all out

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<v Speaker 1>there and then see what other ideas get sparked without

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<v Speaker 1>priming the pump for one individual idea. Providing time for

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<v Speaker 1>brain writing could be valuable in work meetings, but it

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<v Speaker 1>seems like it might be relevant in other contexts too.

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<v Speaker 1>For instance, if you are talking with your older kids

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<v Speaker 1>about their options for summer day camps or sleepaway camps

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<v Speaker 1>and childcare, it could be helpful to introduce the topic

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<v Speaker 1>and then allow thinking time for them, you, your partner,

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<v Speaker 1>and anybody else who's involved in the decision, in order

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<v Speaker 1>to identify possibilities before you discuss them. Likewise, if you

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<v Speaker 1>and your spouse are figuring out your annual budget instead

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<v Speaker 1>of immediate working collaboratively. It could be helpful for each

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<v Speaker 1>of you to look at your budget and actual tallies

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<v Speaker 1>from the previous year. Then you can develop ideas about

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<v Speaker 1>the coming year's budget independently before you discuss live vacations

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<v Speaker 1>for the year or even planning. Any specific vacation could

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<v Speaker 1>benefit from a similar approach, So could any persistent problems

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<v Speaker 1>you're trying to solve, like how to manage morning drop

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<v Speaker 1>off after a schedule change, When to put your house

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<v Speaker 1>on the market if you don't want to have two

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<v Speaker 1>mortgages for long, but also don't want to be living

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<v Speaker 1>in a house that's for sale, Where to gather for

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<v Speaker 1>Thanksgiving now that your parents are no longer hosting, and

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<v Speaker 1>so forth. Any time you want to generate ideas with

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<v Speaker 1>a group, building in time for people to generate ideas

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<v Speaker 1>solo first can help ensure that everyone's ideas are heard.

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<v Speaker 1>You might also get the broadest and most varied ideas

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<v Speaker 1>to choose from, and that can help make your ultimate

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<v Speaker 1>share much wiser. In the meantime, this is Laura, Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening, and here's to making the most of our time.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for listening to before breakfast. If you've got questions ideas,

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<v Speaker 1>or feedback. You can reach me at Laura at Laura

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