by Dr Ken Hudson | Jun 27, 2024 | Conference Speaker, Creative Problem Solving, Creative Thinking Techniques, How to become a creative leader, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way, How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session, Switch Thinking, Workshop Facilitator
Imagine if your mind was free. Free to continuously explore, play, create, solve, challenge, learn and grow. Imagine what you (and your team) could achieve. Imagine if you were not trapped by your (often) rigid set of assumptions and beliefs. You would be free to...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Jan 2, 2024 | AI, Creative Problem Solving, Creative Thinking Techniques, How to become a creative leader, Switch Thinking
We all have an enormous potential to be creative. Yet most of us are not fulfilling this potential. Why? If you work in a team and organisation that can stop you from being as creative and innovative as you would like. These might include for example, a lack of time,...
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 | Jun 27, 2023 | Creative Problem Solving, Creative Thinking Techniques, How to accelerate idea generation, How to become a creative leader, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way, Switch Thinking
As i am getting older I have realised the importance of maintaining and if possible improving my flexibility. So I started with Kung Fu then after 10 years of study moved to Yoga. And it works! I no longer feel as rigid in my muscles and after a session feel refreshed...
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...
