by Dr Ken Hudson | May 12, 2013 | How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session, Workshop Facilitator
I was recently working in China facilitating a creative thinking and innovation course and for a large part of the day we discussed brainstorming. This makes perfect sense because Brainstorming is the most popular creative thinking tool. Indeed for many people it is...
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 | Apr 4, 2013 | How to grow your Revenue, Workshop Facilitator
In my role as a strategic planning facilitator over the years i have met and worked with numerous leaders and i always love the process. Recently i facilitated a number of Third Horizon ideation and new revenue growth opportunity sessions with a range of different...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Apr 2, 2013 | How to become a creative leader, Workshop Facilitator
For the last 10 years of my life, I’ve attended, designed or facilitated countless strategy or planning days. These have varied from a few leaders at a hotel in the city to major productions of hundreds of senior managers at exotic locations. And most of the time, a...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Feb 27, 2013 | How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session, Workshop Facilitator
Recently a healthcare client asked me to design and facilitate their next brainstorming session. I always love this sort of work so I thought i would share my brainstorming facilitation design principles with a wider audience. 1. Have a crystal clear focus My...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Feb 3, 2013 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session, Workshop Facilitator
Here are some more tips to help you facilitate an awesome brainstorming or ideation session. Tip No: 51. Encourage everyone in the session to use phases such as what i find interesting about your ideas are.. Or what is original about your idea...