Switch Thinking Blog
Posts to help you switch your thinking
Create amazing, new ideas, opportunities & experiences.
Switching between Thinking Modes
In the Switch Thinking System there are two thinking modes. Note these are modes not people. Everyone can learn to use both modes and move between them. These two modes are called Box Mode and Ball Mode....
How to get unstuck: Pause – Switch – Play
We have all felt it. It's a big presentation, meeting or interview. We have prepared, rehearsed and yet when the moment arrives, when we have to perform we get stuck. Our mind goes blank or we keep going over...
Why The Pitt is Switch Thinking in Action
Have you seen the award winning medical TV series The Pitt? Please do yourself a favour and watch it tonight. It's wonderful, engaging, raw television now in its second season. One of the reasons the new...
How to make a difference in moments that matter
What if, we think about individual and team performance differently? What if, we focused on individual moments rather than big dramatic actions? And to push this theme, what if we started to think about the...
How to get unstuck – in minutes!
We all get stuck. Stuck for an idea, stuck in a rut or stuck in our career to name a few stuck situations. And yet, for something that happens to everyone do we really have a fast, simple way to get unstuck?...
How to perform at your best in important moments
It's always a good question. What problem does your product, service or experience solve? In this case, what problem does Switch Thinking solve? Here it is: Many people underperform in moments that matter. It...
How to Create a Positive Impact – in minutes!
Every day, in every moment, we influence the people around us — often far more than we realise. It could be a smile when you enter a room full of strangers. Or remembering someone's name. These are small...
Explaining the 6 Switches in Switch Thinking
Switch Thinking is the way of moving back and forth from what I call Box Mode (i.e.structured) to Ball Mode (i.e. imaginative). This means that you can unlock greater creativity, agility and energy - in...
A Podcast on Switch Thinking
In this Podcast on Switch Thinking I discuss the insight behind Switch Thinking from watching Bilingual people and how Switch Thinking works. I outline the 6 switches and Box and Ball Modes which are...
To make a change focus on switching your thinking
Most models of change — from corporate transformation to personal development — focus almost entirely on behavioural outcomes: Eat healthier. Exercise more. Communicate better. Stop procrastinating. The...
Switch from Answers to Questions
One of the 6 Switches in the Switch Thinking System is Switch your Questions. I love this switch partly because it is uncomfortable. Why? Because when we see a question we want to answer it - quickly. But...
Switch your Focus from Physical to Mental Health
The Switch Thinking System is built around the switch from Box Mode (i.e. structured) to Ball Mode (i.e. imaginative). To help you make this switch I have developed 6 Switches. One of which is Switch the...
“I used to like Edward de Bono tips for generating new ideas, however your 6 Switches framework is more accessible, structured and achievable.”
Alexis Haywood, Principal Consultant