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 | Mar 4, 2014 | How to become a creative leader, Workshop Facilitator
As a strategic planning facilitator one of my roles is to help my clients see their future. This can be difficult because managers and leaders are incredibly busy and often immersed in their day-to-day problems. It takes time therefore to help a group move from the...
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 19, 2014 | How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session, Workshop Facilitator
Brainstorming is the most popular creativity tool for groups. From my research managers and team leaders mention its many positive features. It is simple, a break from normal work, social and often fun. Yet there are many frustrations with brainstorming which are...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Jan 25, 2014 | Creative Thinking Techniques, Disruption, How to grow your Revenue, How to improve your Sales & Marketing, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way, How to reinvent your product, brand, business or career, How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session, Workshop Facilitator
Managers and leaders often say they need ‘out-of-the-box’ ideas to grow their brands and businesses. They get together at their annual strategic planning days and talk about the business but they often ask me as a facilitator the same question. How do you create an...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Jan 19, 2014 | Creative Thinking Techniques, Workshop Facilitator
When I work with a group as a strategic planning facilitator there are a number of key challenges. I have to ensure that everyone contributes to the outcome (evenly) and to help the group to come up with new and original solutions to often difficult problems. Here is...