Brainstorming sessions are ideal for this as good managers realize that they can get valuable feedback and suggestions which they would not normally get. If you really want to improve yourself as a manager and get good quality feedback, try a brainstorming session on company improvement, but be very careful not to criticize at any point and remember to thank anyone for their ideas which were frightening to say. Withholding judgment Ideas which initially seem like they won't work can sometimes have enormous benefits when modified. You will reduce the inhibitions in others. You will encourage others to give you the freedom to share your own ideas.
Original ideas are more likely to surface.
Ideas which stimulate good solutions are more likely to be shared. The generation of new ideas is maximized because no brain power is used on evaluation. It's easier to tame wild ideas into a valid solution than it is to boost normal ideas into an original solution. Ideas which stimulate good solutions are more likely to be shared. Wild ideas are better at stimulating new thought patterns.