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title: "Freshening the deBono PMI Exercise with 10 New Words for \"Interesting\""
description: benefits of using a PMIR (Plus – Minus – Interesting – Recommendation) evaluation, a variation on the PMI technique from Edward de Bono. Change the i in
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# [Freshening the deBono PMI Exercise with 10 New Words for "Interesting"](https://www.brainzooming.com/blog/freshening-debono-pmi-exercise-10-new-words-interesting)

 Written by [Mike Brown](https://www.brainzooming.com/blog/author/mike-brown) | Feb 13, 2009 10:55:00 AM

Past Brainzooming articles have extolled the benefits of using a [PMIR (Plus – Minus – Interesting – Recommendation) evaluation](https://www.brainzooming.com/force-yourself-to-self-evaluate/706/), a variation on the [PMI technique from Edward de Bono](https://www.debono.com/de-bono-thinking-lessons-1/1.-PMI-lesson-plan)[.](https://www.brainzooming.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/080923-10-i-May-25-2022-01-51-10-34-PM.jpg)

Here’s another variation to consider when using a PMIR – change the “I” to something other than “interesting.” Here are 10 possibilities for tweaking your evaluation approach. Ask, “What was most _______________?”

- Impactful
- Intriguing
- Inspiring
- Incomplete
- Ill-conceived
- Inspired
- Illogical
- Impressive
- Implementable
- Informative

Changing the "I" around will freshen up your evaluation and provide some new "Insights" - yet another I you can use!

[View full post](https://www.brainzooming.com/blog/freshening-debono-pmi-exercise-10-new-words-interesting)

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