by Dr Ken Hudson | Jun 26, 2014 | Creative Thinking Techniques, Employee Experience, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
Innovation is a skill. And like any skill it requires practice, the right tools and encouragement. This means that any manager or leader or team can learn how to become a small wins innovator. Perhaps the best way to truly understand this approach is to remember what...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Jun 16, 2014 | Creative Thinking Techniques, Employee Experience, How to become a creative leader, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
I work with a lot of leaders and one of their most pressing questions is: How do you build a more creative and innovative culture? For many leaders in medium to large organisations this challenge is just too big. They feel that transforming a culture is much like...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Mar 8, 2014 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to improve your Sales & Marketing, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way, How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session, Workshop Facilitator
Here it is (for those people who don’t want to read further): According to research by Adobe among 5000 adults around the world: – 8 in 10 people feel that unlocking creativity is critical to economic growth and nearly two-thirds of respondents feel...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Feb 28, 2014 | Creative Thinking Techniques
My wife and I have been learning yoga for the past 18 months or so. It has given our bodies and minds a new lease on life. As I was struggling to achieve and maintain a certain pose today the thought occurred to me how much yoga and creativity have in common. Consider...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Feb 24, 2014 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to become a creative leader, Workshop Facilitator
I was facilitating a workshop with a group of managers and leaders last week and one of the participants was using a pencil to create and capture his thoughts on paper. I was curious about his use of an ordinary pencil. My experience is that the higher a person rises...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Feb 13, 2014 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to become a creative leader, How to improve your Sales & Marketing, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
As a marketing student many years ago I was taught the 4 P’s (i.e. product, price, place and promotion). I believe that we can use a similar framework to discuss creativity. The 4 P’s are: Perspective, Passion, Perseverance, Practice. 1. Perspective One of...
