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...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 24, 2012 | Employee Experience, How to accelerate idea generation, How to boost your productivity
One of the most common questions I am asked in my workshops is when should you call a meeting and when should you Blitz? There is no hard and fast rule but here is my rule of thumb. Ask yourself what is the purpose of the group session? If you use words such as:...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 24, 2012 | Creative Thinking Techniques, Employee Experience, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
Employee idea programs are a good idea — in theory. But….. They start with great enthusiasm but rarely are sustainable. People who submit ideas often complain that it takes ages to have them approved whilst leaders complain that the ideas are rarely aligned with...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 24, 2012 | Employee Experience, How to boost your productivity, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
Improving productivity is one of the big issues on the priority list of most leaders. But exactly how do you do it? Here is one suggestion. It is a big, dramatic, single-minded senior management action. Introduce the 45-minute meeting. That’s right: every meeting from...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 23, 2012 | Employee Experience, How to accelerate idea generation, How to boost your productivity
It’ simple really. In fact, deceptively so. The best way to motivate and engage employees ‘day in and day out’ is by facilitating progress in meaningful work– even small wins. This is the conclusion of research conducted by Harvard professor Teresa Amabile and her...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 22, 2012 | Employee Experience, How to become a creative leader, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
I recently conducted an innovation benchmark survey on a healthcare company and one of its lowest results was: ‘Our culture tolerates an occasional failure.’ Any astute leader can see the problem here. Innovation involves ‘trial and error’ and, by definition, failure....
