BRAINSTORMING 225. Just Think Block off at least 60 minutes to sit in a room with a pen and some paper and just think. 226. Generate to Music Listen to music while brainstorming ideas. Let different tracks 1 influence your thinking style . 227. Diversify the Thinking 2 Create a team of diverse people to brainstorm . Look for diversity across age, race, gender, function, experience, and sense of humor. 228. Answer the Woulds Answer the following: “What would you do if time and money were no object?” “What would you do if you had to solve this in 5 minutes with only $5?” Compare the answers. 1 Use Heavy Metal for aggressive ideas, Classical for highbrow, Soundtracks for epic. 2 Studies have shown diverse teams are able to come up with more effective and feasible solutions than a homogeneous team. See Diversity and Creativity. 121