Why design thinking is a good idea

Why design thinking is a good idea

Creative Design Thinking @Speed I have been a recent convert to Design Thinking. Yes I know it has been around for a while but I have been really studying this approach and there are many aspects of this way of solving problems that I really like. Here are some of the...
Should every leader have a thinking coach?

Should every leader have a thinking coach?

Athletes have mental coaches why not leaders? Who would want to be a leader today? They have to build teams and businesses with more and more information, competition, change, customer and shareholder expectations whilst at the same time using less and less resources....
Here’s how to find new ideas

Here’s how to find new ideas

Don’t wait for new ideas to emerge – go and search for them! One of my favourite and most popular aspects of my creative thinking, speed thinking and innovation workshops and courses are the field visits. This is where I ask the group to visit say a...
How to Think Big

How to Think Big

Here are 3 ways to Think Big I just read an ad about a new innovation position with a big company. In the ad which was filled with lots of awesome words, was a description of the person they were looking for: We need someone who can think big … This started me...
With innovation – Lead by example

With innovation – Lead by example

With innovation it’s the only thing that matters I work with lots of different leaders and they all say innovation is important. This is backed up by research across the globe. They often tell me how they wish their team, culture or business could be more...
Here’s how to generate original ideas

Here’s how to generate original ideas

Here’s the secret I am just finishing off a new book by Adam Grant called Originals. It’s a great book. As Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg, writes in the forward it: “Is one of the most important and captivating books i have read, full of surprising and...

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