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 grow your Revenue, Workshop Facilitator
One of the key concepts in advertising, PR and marketing is the definition of a ‘market’. Typically a market has been defined in terms of a product rather than a how a customer might define their range of choices. For example, a few years ago I designed and...
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...
by Dr Ken Hudson | Nov 22, 2012 | Creative Thinking Techniques, How to become a creative leader, Workshop Facilitator
In my problem-solving model which I outlined in my first book (The Idea Generator, 2007), I outlined how many leaders get ‘stuck’ in their thinking (and action). My contention is that if you always define a problem in the same way and you view it in the same way, not...