Comments on: Shooting down good ideas http://markmaunder.com/2007/shooting-down-good-ideas/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:44:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dustin Staiger http://markmaunder.com/2007/shooting-down-good-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Dustin Staiger Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:14:49 +0000 http://markmaunder.com/2007/shooting-down-good-ideas/#comment-58 Mark, glad you liked the list. I think we've all worked with someone like that along the way. Tony, great addition to the list. I completely agree. Interestingly, I'm currently re-reading 10 Faces right now. Funny how the blogosphere makes the world bigger and smaller at the same time. Mark, glad you liked the list. I think we’ve all worked with someone like that along the way.

Tony, great addition to the list. I completely agree. Interestingly, I’m currently re-reading 10 Faces right now. Funny how the blogosphere makes the world bigger and smaller at the same time.

]]> By: Tony Wright http://markmaunder.com/2007/shooting-down-good-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Tony Wright Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:53:22 +0000 http://markmaunder.com/2007/shooting-down-good-ideas/#comment-29 In The Ten Faces of Innovation (a book gifted to me by JG), one quote really stuck out at me: "And then in one disastrous moment, your hopes are dashed when someone weighs in with those fateful words: "Let me just play devil's advocate for a minute. . . ."" It goes on to say that the devil's advocate can be pretty disastrous for fragile new ideas. So I'd add that to the list: 11. You play devil's advocate in brainstorming meetings. In The Ten Faces of Innovation (a book gifted to me by JG), one quote really stuck out at me:

“And then in one disastrous moment, your hopes are dashed when someone weighs in with those fateful words: “Let me just play devil’s advocate for a minute. . . .”"

It goes on to say that the devil’s advocate can be pretty disastrous for fragile new ideas.

So I’d add that to the list:

11. You play devil’s advocate in brainstorming meetings.

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