blamestorming 

v. collectively or individually finding someone/something to blame for a problem, as opposed to brainstorming which connotes finding solutions to a problem

n. the act of finding someone/something to blame for a problem

(from a TV ad for HD television)

The committee commenced blamestorming over the situation rather than seeking solutions to the problem.

blamestorming by TBea April 22, 2008

Blamestorming 

(noun)

1. A meeting intended to determine why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible.

I just got out of a three hour blamestorming session with IT about the server failure last week; Someone's going to end up in unemployment over this.

Blamestorming by naz_ghul March 14, 2003

Blamestorming 

Sitting around in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and identifying a scapegoat.

After a second customer refused to sign their newly-and-incompetently-redesigned "three-tier" support agreement, the VP of Support and the COO held a blamestorming session and decided to pin the problem on the customer rep, who was subsequently fired.

Blamestorming by Best Served Cold May 7, 2010

Blamestorming 

Business meetings that devolve into finding fault for why projects have gone wrong, rather than looking for successful results. This is also known as postmortem.

After four months of secret meetings and public blamestorming, the Legislature will adjourn, having done some favors for powerful special interests and approved a budget that spends hundreds of millions of dollars more than the state will take in.

Blamestorming by The Commadore September 29, 2008

Blamestorming 

Sitting around in a group discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed and who is responsible.

"Oh, great, we lost the Carson deal. Time for some more blamestorming."

Blamestorming by Zak May 3, 2003

Blamestorming 

Where you all get to sit around and work out whos to blame for something going horribly wrong.

Today at work we all were called into the bosses office for a blamestorming session.

Blamestorming by Jewels49 February 4, 2010

Blamestorming 

Group discussion regarding the assigning of responsibility for a failure or mistake.

Each Friday, our days were filled with blamestorming sessions

Blamestorming by anonymous October 4, 2022