by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 29, 2012 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to boost your productivity, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
The essence of innovation is this — Experimentation. I was fortunate in my working life to spend 10 years at Citibank and American Express (as marketing director). Both of these companies used direct marketing extensively. This was a discipline that placed a...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 24, 2012 | How to become a creative leader, How to boost your productivity, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
I often get asked how to bring about an innovation revolution. There is no right or wrong way to go about this but I have seen a number of innovation initiatives that absolutely don’t work. Here’s what not to do. 1. Ask managers to take on an innovation project...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 24, 2012 | How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
I was recently asked by a CEO of an international service brand to help the company’s leadership group with its innovation efforts. My starting point with these types of assignments is always the question: What have you done recently that is innovative? The management...
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 | 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, Workshop Facilitator
For years I have heard managers and leaders say we need an ‘out of the box’ idea. This got me thinking in my role as a workshop and Strategic Planning Facilitator — how would you know if an idea was out of the box if you did not know what the box...
