by Dr Ken Hudson | Dec 5, 2012 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session, Workshop Facilitator
When I facilitate ideation or brainstorming sessions as part of a new product development process one of my favourite challenges for marketing or innovation teams trying to develop new concepts is this: As I hold up a lap top I ask the group: What might a kid’s...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Dec 2, 2012 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to boost your productivity
We all have to achieve ‘more and more’ with ‘less and less’. This is causing stress, exhaustion, burn-out and for many, a strained work-life balance. To break-out of this negative cycle we need to improve our productivity by working smarter not harder. This sounds...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Dec 2, 2012 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to accelerate idea generation
Everyone has creative potential. I know you have read this before but I believe that everyone has an innate creative potential. What stops most people from realising this potential (as they age) is their own judging voice in their head. This often critical inner voice...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Dec 2, 2012 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to accelerate idea generation, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way, How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session
In a fast-moving, time-poor world we need big, new ideas right now. We often cannot wait for the right time or people or when a meeting room is available. I have outlined in this post a number of idea generation techniques that you can use. 1. Create some ideas by...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 30, 2012 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to accelerate idea generation, How to boost your productivity, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way, How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session, Speed Thinking
Groups and teams have two key tools to solve problems, generate ideas and making decisions. These are meetings and brainstorming. Yet both of these tools have pluses and minuses. But imagine if you could take the best bits of Brainstorming and mix it with the positive...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 29, 2012 | Creative Thinking Techniques, Employee Experience, How to become a creative leader, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
In my doctoral research on What makes a Creative Organisations I asked both profit and non-profit leaders what does an ideal creative environment look like? They answered with the following 6 insights: 1. It is open and receptive to ideas. It is not enough to produce...
