[ThalesX]

> What’s the real story here? Why characterize them as “snake oil peddlers who like to hear themselves speak?”

I’ve worked in government, academia and private. I’ve been an IC, a CTO and general manager. I’ve never heard a truly creative idea result from a huddle, usually it’s what other commenters say in that someone comes with a well thought of creative idea that gets thrown around in the huddle, but never as a source of a truly creative idea. That’s my n=1 and that’s the real story.

> Negativity is contagious, and I wouldn’t want an underminer on my team who characterizes other peoples’ ideas as “snake oil.”

I guess we’re both lucky in this sense that chances are we won’t end up working together so I can infect with my negativity.

For myself I know how I prefer novel / creative ideas to get presented, disseminated and discussed, I like to think I reward those properly and encourage them, at the same time reducing the amount of bullshit snake oil. I can’t do that without acknowledging the situations that cause these time wasters.