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# Why Do The Best Brainstorms Come From Highly Diverse Teams?
- URL: https://www.philmckinney.com/team-diversity-for-brainstorming/
- Published: 2005-11-01T17:23:53.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-01T14:10:36.000Z
- Author: Phil McKinney
- Tags: Past Shows, Studio Sessions, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-03-26 05:08

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**Segment 1:** Team Diversity

From Tom Kelly’s new book – “The Ten Faces of Innovations” (see link below)

- The Anthropologist
- The Experimenter
- The Cross-Pollinator
- The Hurdler
- The Collaborator
- The Director
- The Experience Architect
- The Set Designer
- The Storyteller
- The Caregiver

Some additional diversity that I’ve found creative ……

- The Poet
- The “…but” person
- The “wild one”
- The “young one”
- The “grey wisdom”

**Segement 2:** Email comments & questions

**Segment 3:** Killer Questions of the Week