Switch Thinking Blog
Posts to help you switch your thinking
Create amazing, new ideas, opportunities & experiences.
A podcast on Switch Thinking & Life
In this podcast I talk to my former Kung Fu teacher Shifu Brett Russell. In a wide-ranging interview we talk about my journey from corporate marketing to completing a PhD on Organisational Creativity,...
The 3 Brain Networks and Switch Thinking
I am not a neuroscientist (i.e. people who focus on the brain and its impact on behaviour and cognitive functions) but I am more and more interested in the work they do. Partly this is due to the fact that...
Switch Thinking by Dr Ken Hudson – a Summary
Switch Thinking 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...
Switch as a new way to change
My Switch Thinking workshops and courses are principally aimed at helping people to change their thinking so as to be more creative, innovative and develop new growth opportunities. And of course this is what...
Here’s why many leaders have switched off their creativity
Let's use the simple light switch as a metaphor to think about creativity. You can switch your creativity on. And you can switch it off. it's a useful metaphor to describe my experience teaching, facilitating...
Why it’s so hard to Switch your Thinking
In a world of continuous change what is the one skill that you need more than most? I would argue the ability to create and adapt to change. And in an environment which is complex and uncertain you need to be...
How leaders can stimulate creative interactions in their team
Many years ago I used to lead a marketing team. My role as I understood it to be was to motivate and develop the people that reported to me. And of course to achieve my agreed goals. Talking to leaders today...
What are the most common blockages in your thinking?
Some 10 years ago I felt slightly nauseous after a game of soccer. Not suspecting anything I went off to my local GP and he put it down to a bug that i may have picked up on a recent overseas trip. On further...
Why switch your thinking?
I am a great fan of Simon Sinek's idea of Start with Why? His core idea is that for too long business leaders and brand managers have started with the what and how and ignored the why. Sinek's proposition is...
6 ways to Switch your Thinking
Have you ever been stuck and then someone suggests a new way at looking at a problem or issue and wham! You suddenly see the situation differently. And by doing so often new ideas, options, solutions...
Why it’s so hard to think outside the box
Many leaders encourage their team to think outside the box. This sounds good but it's its not very helpful. Why? Because it's hard to do. Here are two reasons why most people struggle to think outside the...
How to switch on your creativity
Imagine being able to switch on your creativity exactly when you needed it. It could be in an interview or presentation when you are asked a tricky question. Or it could be when your group or team is stuck...
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