Dec 21, 2025 | 6 Switches, Switch Thinking, Switch your Thinking, Teaching, Team leaders, Think Differently, think outside the box
We all get stuck. Stuck for an idea, stuck in a rut or stuck in our career to name a few stuck situations. And yet, for something that happens to everyone do we really have a fast, simple way to get unstuck? The answer in no, until now? People don’t get stuck because...
Nov 17, 2025 | 6 Switches, Box and Ball Modes, Switch Thinking, Switch your Thinking, Team leaders, think outside the box
Switch Thinking is the way of moving back and forth from what I call Box Mode (i.e.structured) to Ball Mode (i.e. imaginative). This means that you can unlock greater creativity, agility and energy – in minutes! To help people make this change I have developed...
Nov 14, 2025 | 6 Switches, AI, Creativity, Switch Thinking, Switch your Thinking, think outside the box
In this Podcast on Switch Thinking I discuss the insight behind Switch Thinking from watching Bilingual people and how Switch Thinking works. I outline the 6 switches and Box and Ball Modes which are metaphors for the two brain networks; The Central Executive Network...
Oct 3, 2025 | 6 Switches, AI, Brainstorming, Change, Coaching, Get Unstuck, think outside the box
One of the 6 Switches in the Switch Thinking System is Switch your Questions. I love this switch partly because it is uncomfortable. Why? Because when we see a question we want to answer it – quickly. But when you switch from answers to questions it forces you...
Jul 7, 2025 | AI, Brainstorming, co-create, Creativity, Switch Thinking, Switch your Thinking, think outside the box
There is lots of advice about prompts for AI. They all sound reasonable and linear. As a result Generative AI such as ChatGPT will respond in a logical way. But are we missing a bigger opportunity to unlock the creativity of AI using Random Prompts? In a world...
Jun 27, 2025 | Box and Ball Modes, Brainstorming, Creativity, mode of thinking, Problem Solving, Switch Thinking, Switch your Thinking, think outside the box
Think outside the box. It’s one of the most widely used phrases in business, education, and creative problem-solving. It sounds inspirational — even revolutionary. But despite its popularity, this phrase may now be doing more harm than good. Here’s why — and what we...
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