by Dr Ken Hudson | Jun 16, 2014 | Creative Thinking Techniques, Employee Experience, How to become a creative leader, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
I work with a lot of leaders and one of their most pressing questions is: How do you build a more creative and innovative culture? For many leaders in medium to large organisations this challenge is just too big. They feel that transforming a culture is much like...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Jun 12, 2014 | How to become a creative leader, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
I ran an innovation workshop yesterday with a group of HR leaders. I started the session by asking them: How do you feel about innovation? The emphasis on feel is important. If you ask any manager and leader what they think of innovation they typically say that it is...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Jun 7, 2014 | How to become a creative leader, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
I love Chinese Martial Arts and its philosophy. The simplicity of Yin and Yang And the symbol of Yin and Yang is a beautiful, visual expression of the idea of holding two, sometime competing forces into one is a compelling one and often at odds with the more linear...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Jun 3, 2014 | Employee Experience, How to become a creative leader, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
I have conducted numerous innovation training sessions over the years and there are few principles i tend to follow. 1. Ask for volunteers Like any subject it is difficult to force people to be innovative, particularly if they do not want to be there in the first...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Jun 3, 2014 | Employee Experience, How to become a creative leader, How to innovate in a fast, simple and low risk way
Change is hard. Particularly if you are trying to change an entire culture. It seems to me that you have two options — you can force change or try and engage others in making a change. Forcing change is sometimes necessary but rarely sustainable e.g. you go to...
