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Brainstorm exchange is an easy-to-use web-based brainstorming and concept management solution for companies of all sizes. Brainstorm exchange streamlines and organizes the search for ideas. Companies use brainstorm exchange to develop innovations in:
research & development
refine concepts coming from discovery and other parts of the company ...
shipping
boxes, sources, methods, pick-up, delivery, best practices ...
human resources
employee expectations, discussion of proposed and current company policies ...
maintenance
scheduling, efficiency, notices, important techniques, knowledge sharing ...
business model
subscriptions, purchase, options, price points ...
discovery
new materials, uses, molecules, compounds, novel delivery systems ...
user interface / usability
testing, feedback, standards conformation, accessibility assurance ...
packaging
colors, displays, feelings, emotions, intriguing copy, type styles ...
assembly
order of assembly, process, steps, efficiency, speed, turn around ...
operations
order processing, purchasing, sources, workflow, responsibilities ...
products
sizes, quantity, type, style, strategy, new product suggestions ...
alliances
partnerships, strategic alliances, focus of efforts ...
product systems
systems and lines of products, extensions of distribution networks ...
design
ideas, feelings, options, usability, appearance, function, form ...
customer relations
who do we need to relate to, why, what do we need to know, trends ...

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putter
What makes a good putter? What would make it better?
Homelessness
What causes homelessness and what can be done to address those issues? Your ideas . . .
Clothes for challenges
We are looking for ideas for clothing design ideas to meet the needs of people with . . .
Pillow
They are fluffy, soft, firm, and never seem to fit your head, and good ones never . . .
Hearing Aids - Why Not
Why do hearing aids suffer from a design crisis? More thought is needed.
public relations - media relations
We are a small company that is trying to get noticed. We would like ideas that we . . .
notes - taking and retaining online
We are looking for suggestions or examples to build on for an online note-to-self . . .
coffee
How do you make the perfect cup of coffee?
Better Food
How can I find great local food, year around? In Michigan, we have cold winters and . . .
Quiet pencil sharpener
How do you make a quieter pencil sharpener?
How to improve college
What would make higher education better? How would you change things to make college . . .
Lightbulbs
Lighting beyond the incandescent or fluorescent bulb. We need ideas for new sources . . .
Early User experience - B2C e-learning user
how do we keep a user? what makes a user want to sign-up and explore a site?
improving the retail experience
We are looking for ideas to vastly improve the typical retail shopping . . .
Revitalizing a downtown
Our small town is dying. What has your town done to ensure its vitality, or to . . .
Chairs
What makes a good chair? What makes a better chair? Ideas on chairs and chair design . . .

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Substitute:
What else would work instead? Would different materials, places, power source, ingredients, or shapes work better?
What could be eliminated?
Rearrange:
* What other layout could be used?
* Could another sequence be better?
Subtraction: What could be removed from an idea or product?
Shift Perspective:
Look at your idea from a new angle, a new height, a new set of eyes.
Perseverance:

Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men of talent.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
- Calvin Cooledge

What could be eliminated from the idea?
Look at your idea from a new angle, a new height, a new set of eyes.
What if you where on a bike?
What if you were using a wheelchair?
Combine:
Combine purposes, uses, appeal and physical form.
Magnify:
Look closer - what do you see?
Fill in the above incomplete identity relation analogy. What analogies would you apply to your idea?
Substitute:
What else would work instead? Would different materials, places, power source, ingredients, or shapes work better?
Association:
Look at ideas that are contiguous to yours.
* What is do you think of as being near your idea?
* What does your idea remind you of?
Substitute:
What else would work instead? Would different materials, places, power source, ingredients, or shapes work better?
Sometimes looking at an idea backwards will yield new thoughts. Could the "up" become "down" and the "down" become "up?"