Feb 16, 2024 | 6 Switches, AI, Brainstorming, co-create, Creativity, mode of thinking
A few years ago I developed a new concept which I call Switch Thinking. It’s based on an insight watching bilingual people change from one language to another depending on the situation and need. Being bilingual is an impressive skill (I am not) but that is the...
Feb 15, 2023 | 6 Switches, Switch Thinking, Team leaders, Think Differently
I recently conducted a Switch Thinking 1 day course with a group of managers and leaders at the Australian Institute of Management. The participants who attended were from a broad range of both profit and not for profit organisations. The course was highly interactive...
Jan 28, 2023 | 6 Switches, mode of thinking, Switch Thinking
Switch Thinking is the ability to switch between your (and others) efficient mode of thinking and a creative mode. And like any switch you can can move back and forth between your efficient and creative modes when you need to. Think of a light switch. You can switch...
Sep 24, 2022 | 6 Switches, Get Unstuck, Switch Thinking, Think Differently
Have you ever been in a meeting or presentation and someone asks a question that takes everyone’s breath away? It might be question that no-one was prepared to ask. Or a question that has the potential to cut-through the current discussion. Or a question that might...
Sep 23, 2022 | 6 Switches, Switch Thinking, think outside the box
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 it rains and the fairways are wet). Then there is the...
Sep 15, 2022 | 6 Switches, Brainstorming, Problem Solving, Switch Thinking
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 Thinking courses and workshops participants intuitively know...
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