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pkkm on April 28, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Read the Obits

> the inefficacy of the popular forms of 'brainstorming' compared to the more painful forms that work

Interesting, what's your recommended resource for learning more about this?

gwern on April 29, 2025 [–]

I don't know if I'd recommend it, but checking, Sawyer's _Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration_ book hits most of the points I'd cite about brainstorming in its chapter, so you could always start there.

pkkm on April 29, 2025 | [–]

Thanks!

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