Blog
In these posts I try and challenge, stretch and inspire new ideas & conversations.
A Podcast on Switch your Thinking in 2 minutes
In this Podcast i discuss how you can Switch your Thinking in 2 minute bursts. This is efficient, creative and you can make a big impact for yourself and others. In particular I talk about how Switch Thinking can help bridge quality and creativity. In a world of...
Is Total Creativity the new goal?
There is a big debate today whether AI is creative. Or if this is a human only quality. The starting point might be to revisit: What is creativity? Most definitions of creativity seem to revolve around novelty and usefulness of ideas. I have a slightly different...
Everyday Moments of Genius
We tend to think of genius as rare — a flash of brilliance from a lone inventor, artist, or visionary. But what if genius wasn’t a once-in-a-lifetime event? What if it wasn’t just for the chosen few? What if genius could be everyday — sparked by a single shift in how...
Are people really change resistant?
In my numerous interactions with leaders i have heard this time and time again. “People resist change.” It’s become a kind of business cliché. A convenient explanation when transformation stalls, initiatives fail, or innovation slows to a crawl. It's become a belief...
How to change your thinking
How you thinking about (i.e. see) a problem will inform what solutions you see, how you feel and what you do. So if you (or your team) can change the lens it can have a major impact of your emotions and actions. By changing your thinking you can change how you feel...
How to develop an out of the box mind
We all have had that rare moment when we have developed an out of the box idea or solution. It's a wonderful, empowering and energising experience. But what if we have been focused on the wrong thing. Rather than celebrating an out of the box idea perhaps we should be...
An introduction to Switch Thinking
Switch Thinking developed by Dr Ken Hudson is based on an insight watching bilingual people switch languages. Dr Hudson wondered if you could learn to switch the language you were using perhaps you could switch your thinking. Being bilingual is a learned skill and...
Imagine if your mind was free
Imagine if your mind was free. Free to continuously explore, play, create, solve, challenge, learn and grow. Imagine what you (and your team) could achieve. Imagine if you were not trapped by your (often) rigid set of assumptions and beliefs. You would be free to...
The insight behind Switch Thinking
I am fortunate in that my work carries me all over Australia and Asia. It was during one of these trips after I spoke at a conference I settled down to a nice lunch and I noticed something wonderful. The person next to me started talking to me in English then when...