This week’s book is Gamestorming, by Dave Gray (et al). We’ve teamed up with Dave to give you access to the video summary, pdf summary and much more inside at Read It For Me Pro. The first 100 of Dave’s fans and friends to sign up will get access to the Gamestorming summary, and hundreds of other book summary resources.
What you will learn
The world demands a lot of us. If you are running or working in a business, there are todo lists to manage, monthly targets to hit, and if you are truly lucky there’s a stock market to answer to on a quarterly basis. All of which leads us to put our heads down and focus on executing our jobs to the best of our abilities. However, there comes a time when we need to pick our head up, and ask ourselves the question: “what’s possible here?”
Sure, you could just hold a brainstorming session where you get a bunch of people in a room and ask them “what’s possible”, or “where are we heading”, but that process usually leaves everybody frustrated and disillusioned. Luckily, Dave Gray, Sunni Brown and James Macanufo have given us the playbook for when we are ready to answer that question correctly, in a way that leaves us inspired to greatness. Get out your thinking caps, it’s time to learn how to Gamestorm.
Brainbomb#1: What’s Possible Here?
This is a question that you don’t often get to ask yourself - “what’s possible”. It’s a scary question, because it places the responsibility for finding the answer squarely on your shoulders. Those who embrace this question, though, are the ones who succeed in finding innovative solutions to almost any problem. Are you that type of person?
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Brainbomb#2: Randomness Is Good
This is a question that you don’t often get to ask yourself - “what’s possible”. It’s a scary question, because it places the responsibility for finding the answer squarely on your shoulders. Those who embrace this question, though, are the ones who succeed in finding innovative solutions to almost any problem. Are you that type of person?
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Brainbomb#3: Ignite Something Today
One of the most important parts of any brainstorming session is the beginning. And the tone of any brainstorming session is set by the questions that you frame the challenge with. In fact, questions are the fuel for almost any creative fire. What question can you ask today to ignite a revolution in your company?
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Brainbomb#4: Make Your Meetings Suck Less
Let’s face it - your meetings suck. More than half the people are pecking away at their Blackberrys or iPhones while you drone on about the need for change. That’s ok though, because now you have permission to add some fun to your meetings and energize your entire crew.
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Brainbomb#5: Every Strike Brings You Closer
Not all of your ideas are going to be homeruns. But you’ll never get to the homeruns if you don’t swing the bat. The good news is, your batting average doesn’t matter in brainstorming sessions - all you need is one hit to win the game.
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