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  • Council bans brainstorming (Word is deemed offensive to epileptics; hundreds of staff retrained)

    06/20/2008 7:01:36 AM PDT · by Stoat · 82 replies · 462+ views
    The Telegraph (U.K.) ^ | June 20, 2008 | Nick Allen
    Council bans brainstorming By Nick Allen Last Updated: 2:06PM BST 20/06/2008   A council has banned the term "brainstorming" and replaced it with "thought showers". Tunbridge Wells Borough Council in Kent was accused of taking political correctness to extremes after instructing staff to make the change.The move came as council chiefs feared the word brainstorming might offend mentally ill people and those with epilepsy.The buzz term is often used by executives to generate ideas among their staff. But memos have been sent to staff asking them not to use it and some have been given training which encouraged them...