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Why Do The Best Brainstorms Come From Highly Diverse Teams?

Phil McKinney
Phil McKinney
Why Do The Best Brainstorms Come From Highly Diverse Teams?

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

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Phil McKinney is an innovator, podcaster, author, and speaker. He is the retired CTO of HP. Phil's book, Beyond The Obvious, shares his expertise and lessons learned on innovation and creativity.


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