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 | Dec 9, 2018 | Conference Speaker, Creative Problem Solving, How to become a creative leader, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way, How to reinvent your product, brand, business or career, Workshop Facilitator
Small wins, tiny changes – big impact I have just finished reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. The 2018 book sub-title says it all – an easy and proven way to build good habits and break bad ones. In this case the author refreshingly delivers on his...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Aug 14, 2018 | Creative Problem Solving, Creative Thinking Examples, Creative Thinking Techniques, How to become a creative leader, How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session, Workshop Facilitator
Tools to generate big, new ideas Just over 10 years ago I wrote a book called The Idea Generator (Allen & Unwin). The book contains various tools to help individuals, groups and teams to create new ideas. I have tested all of these idea generation tools with...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Aug 7, 2018 | Creative Problem Solving, Customer Experience, Disruption, Employee Experience, How to improve your Sales & Marketing, SME's
Is your customer expectation gap getting bigger? My daughter showed me a new app she has been using called Shazam. It is quite amazing as the app can recognise any song that is being played on the radio for example. I loved it. I started thinking of other applications...
