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, 1 reply)

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)