ABSTRACT
Good.risk.management.begins.with.divergent.thinking:.lots.of.ideas.and.lots.of.different.perspectives..Too.often.we.are.prisoners.of.our.own.beliefs,.biases,.mind-sets,. organizational.cultures,.and.authorities..We.have.difficulty.seeing.and.accepting.other. perspectives.on.a.problem.and.its.solutions..We.see.more.obstacles.to.opportunities. than.we.see.possibilities. Every.organization.faces.limitations.on.what.it.can.and.can’t.do,.but.no.organization.
should.face.a.limitation.on.what.it.can.think..If.the.best.ideas.are.beyond.your.authority,. new.authorities.may.be.obtainable..If.they.are.really.good.ideas,.someone.else.may.be. willing.to.implement.them.on.their.own..We.can.never.be.sure.we.have.the.best.idea. unless.we.have.selected.it.from.among.many.other.good.ideas. Brainstorming.is.a.proven.effective.methodology.for.generating.ideas..In.my.expe-
