by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 30, 2012 | Employee Experience, How to boost your productivity
For most people giving a presentation is one of their greatest fears. I suspect most people can handle this but what they really worry about is trying to think on the spot. It could be an unexpected or difficult question. Or a comment or interjection from the...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 29, 2012 | Creative Thinking Techniques, Employee Experience, How to become a creative leader, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
In my doctoral research on What makes a Creative Organisations I asked both profit and non-profit leaders what does an ideal creative environment look like? They answered with the following 6 insights: 1. It is open and receptive to ideas. It is not enough to produce...
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 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...
