High-Tech Blocks Help Battle Brainstorming Slumps

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If sticky notes, whiteboards and yellow legal pads just aren't inspiring your team brainstorming sessions anymore, it's time to break out some toys.


The folks at Smart Design's Smart Interaction Lab designed toy-like TOTEM blocks that can help teams improve idea-generating sessions, as explained in the video above. The creators presented these brainstorming tools at Barcelona's first Maker Faire.



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The three unique blocks — Batón, Echo and Alterego — all have different functions ina team meeting


The "Batón" is passed around like a talking stick, so whoever is holding it is allowed to speak. The gadget will vibrate when it's time to pass it to the next person. This should help those colleagues who are too shy to speak up and sets a time limit for those who are more chatty. Read more...


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