Switch Thinking Blog
Posts to help you switch your thinking
Create amazing, new ideas, opportunities & experiences.
Multiplying your Total Creativity with Switch Thinking
There is much debate at the moment about Human vs AI Creativity. I totally get this but I wanted to explore the idea that this zero-sum discussion might be missing a bigger idea. What if we started to think...
Small Switch – Instant Impact
What if a small switch in your thinking for just two minutes could instantly change how you feel? Most of us assume we need to change our circumstances before we can change how we feel. But what if we’ve got...
How to think on your feet using Switch Thinking
It's your greatest fear. Or this is what my students and colleagues tell me. You are halfway through a presentation when someone asks an unexpected question. Your mind goes blank. Or you’re in a job interview...
How Switch Thinking connects other ways of thinking
In our education system most of us have been taught critical thinking. But of course there are other ways of thinking. Design thinking, systems thinking, lateral thinking, strategic thinking and visual...
Switch how you feel in 2 minutes
I originally developed Switch Thinking based on the idea of switching between Box Mode and Ball Mode. Box Mode was a structured, analytical and rational way of thinking based on efficiency and what has worked...
How to see the same situation differently
In a fast-moving, AI dominated world what is the one quality you need more than ever? I would argue its the ability to look at a situation in different ways. For example, You can see a car as a mechanical...
A new way to think about an Agile Mind
I have long been a fan of Agile Methodology for project management and software development. The idea of small rapid releases, rapid iteration, client feedback and lots of collaboration is such a smart idea...
Why we get stuck and what to do about it – right now!
Our Stuck Loop. Think about this idea. Your usual, default way of thinking produces a usual response, result or outcome. And when this happens there is a feedback loop that travels from your outcome back to...
How a small switch in thinking made an instant impact
When Rory Mcilroy, was the 2025 Masters it was the culmination of a 14 year journey. But even his triumph was not without its drama. He bogeyed the last hole and was in a playoff. Rory was feeling down and...
Small Switches – Instant Impact
We often think that meaningful change takes time. And that it requires long term behavioural change to be effective. This is true. These approaches are valuable, proven and important. But what if you need to...
What is the market gap that Switch Thinking fills?
I often get asked, what is the gap that Switch Thinking fills? And further, how does Switch Thinking compare with other approaches to creativity, change and performance. What makes it different, people ask? A...
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....
“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