by Dr Ken Hudson | Jul 24, 2013 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to improve your Sales & Marketing, How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session, Workshop Facilitator
Want better, more original ideas? A good starting place is to consider what sort of mood you are in. A meta-analysis conducted by academics at the University of Amsterdam confirmed what we know intuitively: you are more creative when you are in a positive mood. The...
by Dr Ken Hudson | May 12, 2013 | How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session, Workshop Facilitator
I was recently working in China facilitating a creative thinking and innovation course and for a large part of the day we discussed brainstorming. This makes perfect sense because Brainstorming is the most popular creative thinking tool. Indeed for many people it is...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Feb 27, 2013 | How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session, Workshop Facilitator
Recently a healthcare client asked me to design and facilitate their next brainstorming session. I always love this sort of work so I thought i would share my brainstorming facilitation design principles with a wider audience. 1. Have a crystal clear focus My...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Feb 3, 2013 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session, Workshop Facilitator
Here are some more tips to help you facilitate an awesome brainstorming or ideation session. Tip No: 51. Encourage everyone in the session to use phases such as what i find interesting about your ideas are.. Or what is original about your idea...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Feb 1, 2013 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session, Workshop Facilitator
Some more amazing facilitation tips so you can run a more engaging and powerful brainstorming session. Tip No 26: When you have selected your best 3 ideas try and develop a 9 point action plan to bring these to life. Tip No 27: Give every idea a...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Jan 31, 2013 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session, Workshop Facilitator
I have designed and facilitated literally hundreds of brainstorming, planning and ideation sessions. I have created a series of Brainstorming Tips that will help you create and run sessions that people will rave about! Tip No 1: Evaluate as you go. In...