Can someone explain to me...
...what 'Blue Sky Thinking' actually means?
( TheMattInAHat has a particular... odour..., Mon 12 Apr 2010, 15:04, 15 replies)

I always assumed
it meant having no limit to what you might think about - no roof on your office.... I used to know someone who was in a 'blue sky' research group and had the remit and budget to do research into anything he thought was interesting. Anything.
(Smale is stuffed, Mon 12 Apr 2010, 15:12, closed)

But having a 'glass ceiling' is bad, right?
I'm confused.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 12 Apr 2010, 17:58, closed)

Unfortunately, yes.
Blue sky thinking is really just a way of thinking about a problem and coming up with ideas/solutions regardless of any potential barriers these appear to have. Once you've got all your ideas, you can then set about getting rid of those that are completely stupid, keeping the ones that are maybe a bit stupid but possibly have some merit, and all the non stupid suggestions too.

Quite why nobody just casts aside the totally stupid suggestions in the first place I don't know.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 12 Apr 2010, 15:14, closed)

well
the reason is that a stupid suggestion may spark off a sensible one. I was very dubious about all this but then I attended a brainstorming meeting which was run by a 'professional brainstormer'. He was very strict about recording everything, no matter how bizarre an idea, and sure enough some of the weirdest ideas did end up inspiring someone else to come up with a sensible idea. If it's well managed then it works well. If it's not managed then, yeah, it's daft.
(Smale is stuffed, Mon 12 Apr 2010, 15:29, closed)

You do realise that brainstorming is taboo these days?
For fear that it upsets the epileptics...
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 12 Apr 2010, 15:41, closed)

I believe 'thought shower'
Is the acceptable, pc alternative
( LemonEntryMyDearWatson This time, Moriarty, the hand is on the other foot, Mon 12 Apr 2010, 15:45, closed)

I thought it was
"Mind piss"
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Mon 12 Apr 2010, 15:48, closed)

I believe I've covered the acceptable replacement....
...in some detail in this thread:

www.b3ta.com/questions/buzzwords/post687108
(NoveltyCondomHead Clanks Wams., Mon 12 Apr 2010, 15:56, closed)

To be fair
I'm finding it hard to keep up with this QOTW.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Mon 12 Apr 2010, 15:57, closed)

I know what you mean....
...annoying bunch of pederasts. Err, pedants.
(NoveltyCondomHead Clanks Wams., Mon 12 Apr 2010, 17:00, closed)

second reply down
(to quote a b3tan quoting a b3tan)

www.b3ta.com/questions/peeves/post153583?highlight=answers-post-153675
( kitsune-tsuki tankeløst hode får lettest sove, Mon 12 Apr 2010, 16:06, closed)

Idea Bukkake
Like it :D

Hahah, this needs to be used so much it makes it in the OED
( LemonEntryMyDearWatson This time, Moriarty, the hand is on the other foot, Tue 13 Apr 2010, 9:03, closed)

Blue skies are free from clouds
Clouds of reality ...
(Biff..., Mon 12 Apr 2010, 16:00, closed)

it's a bit like this....
Sun is shinin' in the sky
There ain't a cloud in sight
It's stopped rainin' ev'rybody's in a play
And don't you know
It's a beautiful new day hey,hey

Runnin' down the avenue
See how the sun shines brightly in the city
On the streets where once was pity
Mister blue sky is living here today hey, hey

Mister blue sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long
Where did we go wrong?

Hey you with the pretty face
Welcome to the human race
A celebration, mister blue sky's up there waitin'
And today is the day we've waited for

Hey there mister blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around see what you do
Ev'rybody smiles at you

Mister blue sky, mister blue sky
Mister blue sky

Mister blue, you did it right
But soon comes mister night creepin' over
Now his hand is on your shoulder
Never mind I'll remember you this
I'll remember you this way

Mister blue sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long
Where did we go wrong?

Hey there mister blue
We're so pleased to be with you
Look around see what you do
Ev'rybody smiles at you
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
(likeajackhammer, Mon 12 Apr 2010, 16:24, closed)

for posting the lyrics
of one of my all-time favourite songs, you have earned my questionable love.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Mon 12 Apr 2010, 18:50, closed)