Some companies inspire their workers by overhauling their entire offices. But if a full redesign isn't in your budget, you can still help kickstart your employees' imaginations--or your own. Just start with these quick and frugal alternatives:

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Debate

Sometimes critiquing someone else's ideas inspires your own. A University of California, Berkeley, study found that groups that ignored the no-criticism rules of brainstorming sessions came up with more creative answers than those that respected them.