Team brainstorming tools tend to fall into two extremes. They're either so simple that they feel disposable, or so feature-heavy that getting started becomes a meeting of its own. The best ones stay ...

There’s nothing wrong with scrawling down thoughts using pen and paper, but that task gets complicated when you need to take into account the thoughts of colleagues who may be one desk over or ...

On May 3, SuccessFactors, a business execution solution, purchased CubeTree for US$20 million in stock and a $30 million cash payment, contingent on the performance of SuccessFactor’s stock over the ...

At its best, brainstorming is an energizing conversation in which team members pool their unique strengths to generate exciting new ideas and solve complex challenges. All too often, however, these ...

This week’s column is the latest on root cause analysis tools for managers. The topic we'll be discussing is brainstorming. I would like to begin by saying that brainstorming is not only a great ...

If you’re someone who’s like me and is tired of spending money buying countless whiteboards for your projects, Deekit might be for you. Deekit is an online tool designed for just about everyone from ...

Bill Gates mind-maps. So do Jack Canfield, Deepak Chopra, and Al Gore. Leonardo da Vinci was the most famous mind-mapper of all, his visual style of note taking immortalized in his notebooks. Mind ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Gathering your team in a soulless conference room staring at a white board is not where colorful ideas come from. Getting together with ...