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Brainstorming Does Not Work

Written by   •  Thursday, 21.05.2015, 11:27
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Brainstorming

New research confirmed that working individually is often more productive than working in groups. It also showed that productivity decreases as group size increases. “Group brainstorming, over a wide range of group sizes, inhibits rather than facilitates creative thinking.” The (contrarian) conclusion: maybe brainstorming doesn’t work after all. An interesting analysis of the science behind brainstorming. Thanks @hardie for the tip.

 

 

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David Wertheimer is the President of Digital at FOX.

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