Define: "Idea Shower" in Business
High risk of unnecessary meetings
"Sit quietly and nod. The worst ideas will eventually die in the procurement phase."
A collaborative meeting designed to generate a large volume of creative ideas.
What does "Idea Shower" actually mean?
"An excruciating corporate rebrand of brainstorming that usually results in a mandate to implement a feature that defies the OSI model."
"Let's schedule an idea shower to rethink our quarterly marketing strategy."
"We spent three hours in an idea shower just to conclude that we still don't have the budget for a secondary ISP link."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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