Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Q: My partner and I need some creative ideas for our business. We want to do some brainstorming, but we’re not sure how to go about it.

As a creative thinker, sometimes ideas flow freely. But during those times you find yourself stuck as if you're walled in and no ideas can get through, there are some brainstorming techniques you can ...

The key belief behind brainstorming is that if you get as many ideas as possible, you increase the likelihood of getting the best possible solution. You gain increased buy-in and commitment to the ...

Being creative is a muscle–it needs to be worked in order to stay active. But just like a muscle, it can also get used to the same exercises if you aren’t careful to change things up every now and ...

Have you ever had a brilliant idea flash through your mind, only to lose it moments later because you couldn’t jot it down fast enough? It’s frustrating, isn’t it? Our brains are incredible at ...

Couched in the headline "Brainstorming doesn't work," The New Yorker explains that brainstorming where you just throw out ideas and see what sticks has no better track record than sitting down and ...

“Once a week, we have meetings to go over the past week and review the next week. We encourage people to stand, walk around, etc. to encourage fluid creativity. This helps people just spit out ideas ...

Brainstorming has been under-fire as of late. From critics arguing it doesn’t work because it suspends much needed criticism and conflict, to detractors claiming that it encourages over-bearing ...

If you work in an office, your boss has probably forced you into a brainstorming session or two (or 12). Brainstorming, after all, is supposedly a killer way to come up with ideas, and businesses want ...

Kauffman Foundation scholar Sam Arbesman made media waves recently with his book The Half-Life of Facts, which reminds the general reader of an obvious but often overlooked fact of scientific progress ...