Tag Archives: brainstorming

What Is “Beyond Practices?”

Oct. 27
2009

Beyond Practices is an idea-generation laboratory for knowledge management, technical communication, and related practitioners to share and develop ideas outside the confines of normal business and client-based activity. It is a community for those of us who feel bound by the conventions of so-called “best practices.” Although best practices have their proper place, sometimes adhering [...]

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The Creative Gold Mine

Jan. 23
2009

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately about the possibilities of generating ideas by exploring concepts that occur at the intersection of two seemingly unrelated things. The things can be anything – areas of knowledge, ideas, pop culture references, etc.   Comfort Zones = Creative Traps As a Generalist, I draw upon my divergent [...]

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