Jan 31, 2023 | Better ideas and solutions, Brainstorming, Problem Solving, Switch Thinking, think outside the box
One of my favourite moments when I was working in a large organisation was when someone said, ‘What a great idea.’ It did not happen that often but when it did what a moment it was. ‘What a great idea’ is a wonderful emotional expression. It is...
Jan 27, 2023 | Get Unstuck, mode of thinking, Problem Solving, Switch Thinking
One of my favourite cricket players when I was growing up was Greg Chappell. I admired his beautiful stroke play and elegant style. But he had another strength that I had not fully appreciated until later. His mental skills. As Greg Chappell explains: ‘My...
Jan 23, 2023 | Brainstorming, Get Unstuck, Problem Solving, Switch Thinking, think outside the box
I read a post this morning that outlined a few ways that people working in the creative industries could generate some new ideas. This made me think. Is this framing too narrow? Rather than think about the creative industries (as though other industries are not...
Jan 3, 2023 | Brainstorming, Problem Solving, Switch Thinking, Think Differently, think outside the box
The logic to date has been what can AI learn about human creativity. But what if we switched this? What can humans learn from the creativity used by Netflix? Quite a lot as it turns out. I recently watched a war movie on Netflix (Sand Castle) and at the end came the...
Dec 21, 2022 | Brainstorming, mode of thinking, Problem Solving, Switch Thinking
If you think about it we are constantly switching. For example: We can switch meals or deserts. We can switch positions (e.g. at work). We can switch roles (e.g. partner, parent, work colleague). We can switch lanes (e.g. in. a car). We can switch outfits. We can...
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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