Switch Thinking Blog
Posts to help you switch your thinking
Create amazing, new ideas, opportunities & experiences.
How to switch the rules
Let's think about the rules of golf. There are the written rules of golf which everyone has to obey. Then there are the local laws that might be specific to a particular course or time of the year (e.g. when...
Switch your Perspective
Switch your perspective is one of the 6 Switches. And it a lot of ways it is the easiest to do. It means simply looking at say a problem, opportunity, issue or situation using a different lens. In my Switch...
Switch the Outcome
Just as the problem or challenge can be more fluid than we think so can the outcome. By switching the outcome, goal or metric you can open up your thinking. For example, From: You could make a decision that...
Switch the focus
When you go to a cafe or restaurant you can focus on: the food service lighting coffee booking system etc In other words you can select what you focus on and for how long. Let's take another example. When you...
A Systems Model of Thinking
One way to think about our thinking is to use a systems approach. Classically a system consists of an input, some sort of process and an output. And a feedback loop. Let's then use this approach to design a...
How to get unstuck
Sometimes our thinking gets stuck. This is likely to happen even more and more as the pace of change accelerates. These changes can be external (e.g. Covid) or internal (e.g. a change in priorities, timing,...
To be creative you just need to switch
Sometimes we get stuck for a new idea. Here’s why. We form thinking patterns based on our past experiences. These patterns are our assumptions, beliefs, expectations and attitudes. They inform our ideas,...
Prompts to help you switch your thinking
The Switch Thinking Tool kit consists of 6 Switches, a Canvas and a range of prompts. The prompts as the name suggests are a way to help you get started and help you switch your thinking. For example, if the...
What are The 6 Switches?
There are 6 Switches in the Switch Thinking Tool kit. These are: - Perspective - how you look at a situation, problem or challenge - Problem - what is the challenge, opportunity or situation? - Outcome - what...
How Switch Thinking can boost your brainstorming results
Brainstorming has many benefits: - It's fun, simple and easy to learn and do - Most people enjoy interacting with others and developing new ideas - Running a brainstorming session gives people time to be...
Some problems addressed using Switch Thinking
In my Switch Thinking courses and workshops I often ask the group, team or participants for a real problem to work on. I do this so the material is more relevant and practical. And the new concept cannot be...
Why it’s even more important to think differently
In 1997, Apple under the direction of its co-founder Steve Jobs launched its famous Think Different campaign. As he said at the time, “I think you had to really think differently when you bought a Mac. It was...
“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