by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 11, 2024 | Creative Problem Solving, Creative Thinking Examples, How to become a creative leader, Leadership, Switch Thinking, Workshop Facilitator
We all have had that rare moment when we have developed an out of the box idea or solution. It’s a wonderful, empowering and energising experience. But what if we have been focused on the wrong thing. Rather than celebrating an out of the box idea perhaps we...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Oct 25, 2023 | Creative Problem Solving, How to accelerate idea generation, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way, How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session, Leadership
There are two broad ways to generate new ideas. The first is to create new ideas via say a brainstorming session or my new Switch Thinking process. This approach is slow, can be risky and waste time and effort. But it can also produce an occasional big, new idea that...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Jan 6, 2023 | Creative Problem Solving, Creative Thinking Examples, How to become a creative leader, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way, Leadership
I just finished reading Idea Flow – Why Creative Businesses Win by Jeremy Utley and Perry Klebahn (2022). Both of these practitioners are associated with the Stanford d.schooland have worked with numerous companies over the past 20 years. There is much to like...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Oct 1, 2019 | Creative Problem Solving, Leadership
I have just finished reading Rebel Ideas (2019) by Matthew Syed. I have enjoyed a few of his other books most notably Bounce and Black Box Thinking. In Rebel Ideas, Matthew explores the idea of diversity. As he notes ‘this is a book about diversity, about the...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Jul 4, 2019 | Creative Problem Solving, How to become a creative leader, Leadership, Switch Thinking, Workshop Facilitator
Switch Thinking is based on an insight. I have been working in Asia for many years and I am still amazed at the many people I come across who are bilingual (i.e. being able to access a different language). In one moment they are speaking to me in English and the next,...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Mar 7, 2019 | Employee Experience, Leadership, Workshop Facilitator
Switch Thinking is a new concept I have been developing over the past few months. As the name implies it is the ability to move between different ways of thinking depending on the need, situation or problem at hand. It can be used by leaders, groups & teams. The...
