Sep 4, 2023 | Better ideas and solutions, Problem Solving, Switch Thinking, Team leaders, think outside the box
How do you and your team create great ideas, solutions and experiences? It seems such a simple question. Customers, clients and employees want great ideas so you would expect we would become adept and generating these. But in my experience this is not the case. So...
Jun 15, 2023 | Brainstorming, Problem Solving, Team leaders
Brainstorming has been around for over 70 years. It can be a powerful tool for groups and teams to generate new ideas. But it does have some problems such as Group Think, the extroverts can dominate, social evaluation and people loafing. There are also practical...
Mar 15, 2023 | mode of thinking, Switch Thinking, Team leaders
I was talking to Jeff our personal trainer (not his real name) about his training philosophy. One of the key features of his success was his flexibility. Not just flexibility as in stretching (although it was impressive) but a flexibility in style. Jeff said that in...
Feb 22, 2023 | Switch Thinking, Team leaders
If you are a leader how do you encourage your team to move out of their comfort zone? We intuitively know that being slightly uncomfortable can feel risky but it is where new ideas, learning and growth emerge. But our comfort zone is well – comfortable....
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 20, 2023 | Get Unstuck, Switch Thinking, Team leaders
What’s the one constant today? Change. What will be the one constant tomorrow? Even more change. And it’s a different type of change. Unexpected, rapid, exponential, messy and chaotic. It’s both exciting and exhausting. Potentially threatening for existing brands yet...
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