Apr 7, 2025 | mode of thinking, Switch Thinking, Team leaders, Think Differently, think outside the box
It’s time to update how we think about brainstorming. For decades, brainstorming has been the go-to method for generating ideas. “Suspend judgment.” “Every idea is a good idea.” “No criticism allowed.” These rules have been etched into the creative playbook for as...
Nov 12, 2024 | 6 Switches, AI, Box and Ball Modes, Creativity, mode of thinking, Switch Thinking, Switch your Thinking, Team leaders, think outside the box
In the next 2 minutes you could: clean your teeth brush your hair boil the jug for a cup of tea… Or you could switch your mode of thinking from say critical to creative thinking. Or logic to imagination. Or analysis to intuition. Or looking at the parts to...
Sep 29, 2024 | Box and Ball Modes, Switch Thinking, Switch your Thinking, think outside the box
I am not a neuroscientist (i.e. people who focus on the brain and its impact on behaviour and cognitive functions) but I am more and more interested in the work they do. Partly this is due to the fact that our brain is being scanned through advanced fMRI techniques....
Jul 29, 2024 | 6 Switches, Coaching, Creativity, mode of thinking, Switch Thinking, Switch your Thinking, Teaching, Team leaders, think outside the box
Let’s use the simple light switch as a metaphor to think about creativity. You can switch your creativity on. And you can switch it off. it’s a useful metaphor to describe my experience teaching, facilitating and coaching leaders in the past 20 years about...
Jul 13, 2024 | Get Unstuck, mode of thinking, Switch Thinking, Switch your Thinking, Think Differently, think outside the box
Some 10 years ago I felt slightly nauseous after a game of soccer. Not suspecting anything I went off to my local GP and he put it down to a bug that i may have picked up on a recent overseas trip. On further examination he suggested due to my family history of heart...
Mar 27, 2024 | Brainstorming, Coaching, Creativity, Get Unstuck, mode of thinking, Problem Solving, Switch Thinking, Team leaders, think outside the box
Many leaders encourage their team to think outside the box. This sounds good but it’s its not very helpful. Why? Because it’s hard to do. Here are two reasons why most people struggle to think outside the box. Because of the way our mind works Our mind...
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