by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 25, 2012 | Creative Thinking Techniques, Workshop Facilitator
As a strategic planning and workshop facilitator one of my engaging and powerful creativity tools is to get workshop participants to draw the solution. It is a fun, insightful way to break-free of the usual solutions. For example: When I was facilitating a group of...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 25, 2012 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session, Workshop Facilitator
One of the most powerful creativity tools that i have invented is called The Power of Three. Over many years as a strategic planning facilitator I have used it in countless ideation, brainstorming and startegy sessions and it has always worked — immediately....
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 23, 2012 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to accelerate idea generation, How to run an awesome Brainstorming Session, Workshop Facilitator
I have been facilitating Brainstorming, strategy and ideation and new product development sessions for the past 15 years and here are my guidelines to help you generate awesome ideas: 1. Make the challenge a compelling one. You want people to be engaged right 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...
