by Dr Ken Hudson | Jan 25, 2014 | Employee Experience, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
Imagine if you will that you are planning to build a new house. You go to your architect and give him/her a thoughtful brief that might cover: – budget – number of bedrooms – number of car spaces – level of environmental impact – type of...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Oct 21, 2013 | Creative Thinking Techniques, Employee Experience, How to become a creative leader, How to improve your Sales & Marketing, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
According to a recent survey conducted by The University of Melbourne and the Australian Institute of Management, organisations that can build a systematic innovation capability have a competitive advantage over others that do not. As Tony Gleeson, CEO of the...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Sep 17, 2013 | Employee Experience, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
Employee idea schemes are a seemingly good idea. Why wouldn’t you try and harness the creativity & ingenuity of your employees. It’s a great way to unlock greater innovation. But….. They start with great enthusiasm but rarely (in my experience) are...
by Dr Ken Hudson | May 7, 2013 | Employee Experience, How to boost your productivity, Workshop Facilitator
There is a wonderful article in a recent edition of Fast Company about the two founders of FITiST and how they start their day. It seems the two founders start each day with a run and more importantly conduct their meetings while they run. Here is what one of the...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Feb 26, 2013 | Employee Experience, How to become a creative leader, How to boost your productivity
HR leaders place great store on their annual employee engagement surveys. But i am wondering whether this is the best way to measure employee engagement? For a start these types of surveys are expensive and take a reading at one point in time. Much like going to a...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Jan 5, 2013 | Employee Experience, How to accelerate idea generation, How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session
Brainstorming is the most popular creative thinking tool. But what if you don’t have a group to generate new ideas? This is where our new Ideas Blitz creative thinking tool can help. All you need is one other person and you are up and running. Ideas Blitz is a...