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Nominal Group Technique

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Lenny’s Podcast98 min

This will make you a better decision-maker

Annie Duke · May 2, 2024
Key learnings
  • Make implicit judgments explicit (e.g., a hiring rubric) before using intuition; Duke cites Kahneman's work lifting hiring hit…
  • Gather opinions independently and asynchronously before meetings, then use the meeting only for discussion, focusing on where…
  • Reserve meetings for discussion; discovery of views should happen beforehand and decisions should be made by an accountable…
Product Talk · Teresa TorresFeb 10, 2014

That's Not Brainstorming

Feb 10, 2014 · 5 min

“Thursday’s post, Stop Brainstorming and Generate Better Ideas, got quite the reaction, particularly on Twitter. I’m not surprised. I also reacted strongly when I first learned about the research against brainstorming. Rather than moving on to idea evaluation, I want to first respond to the most common objections.”

Product Talk · Teresa TorresJul 12, 2012

Brainstorming: More Questions Than Answers

Jul 12, 2012 · 7 min

Teresa Torres examines the public debate sparked by Jonah Lehrer's claim that brainstorming does not work, which followed Scott Berkun's rebuttal. She traces brainstorming to Alex Osborn, an advertising executive whose…