Brainstorming is a collaborative, creative process that embodies a fundamental contradiction. On one hand, productive brainstorming involves randomly tossing out ideas without restraint or editing. On ...

The PCAOB in 2007 raised concerns about accounting firms meeting the brainstorming mandates of SAS no. 99, which requires auditors to brainstorm to determine possible fraud risks, and SAS no. 109, ...

Ah yes, ye old brainstorming session. We’ve all been there, and have had varying degrees of success with the process. But what makes for a great brainstorming session, and more importantly, what ...

The bigger the group, the less likely you will have a productive discussion. Yes, really, no more than 10 people. Brainstorming is not a popularity contest. As much as everyone may want to participate ...

This post was originally published on the ooomf blog. Over dinner a couple months ago, one of my friends said he needed some help coming up with a name for a new website. He told me a bit about the ...

Traditionally, innovation and inspiring people to think differently occur in-person during “brainstorming sessions.” It’s an assumed truth that if you need to really stretch and create, nothing beats ...

AUDITORS MUST INCORPORATE BRAINSTORMING sessions to identify fraud risks in the planning stages of their audits, as mandated by SAS no. 99, and use them periodically throughout the process. INNOVATIVE ...