SETTING THE SCENE

It sounds like your biggest blind spot when it comes to brainstorming is forgetting to Set the Scene effectively, or perhaps at all. At the heart of this blind spot is a core struggle: Lack of Psychological Safety– without a warm-up, shared understanding, or space to ease in, ideas stay guarded, energy stays low, and voices go unheard. Setting the Scene helps create a space where people feel safe to show up, speak up, and take creative risks.

What next?

Now that we have a clearer understanding of what’s been blocking your teams' best ideas, we can start gently working around it. The prompts that follow are creative interventions, small but meaningful invitations that encourage better brainstorming by cultivating the conditions for creativity to thrive.