Books by Dr Ken Hudson
Books to help you create, solve and innovate
I have written 3 internationally published books (Allen & Unwin) that have been published in 9 countries.
The Idea Generator: Tools for Business Growth
(ALLEN & UNWIN, 2007)
A short book of tools to help you and your team to create new ideas. This is a handy, practical book containing 60 ideation tools to help you:
- Generate big, new ideas;
- Create new growth opportunities;
- Improve you performance and your team;
- Sell with more impact and
- Deliver breakthrough leadership results.
The Idea Accelerator: How to Solve Problems Faster Using Speed Thinking
(ALLEN & UNWIN, 2008)
This is a companion book to The Idea Generator and is written in a similar accessible style.
The emphasis is on simple, effective creativity tools that you and a group or team can use quickly to solve problems or generate ideas in more creative ways.
Speed Thinking: How to thrive in a time-poor world:
(ALLEN & UNWIN, 2010)
This book introduces readers to the theory and application of Speed Thinking. It outlines an amazing new approach that anyone can use to generate new ideas and solutions – in minutes!
The Speed Thinking book covers the:
- Insight behind speed thinking
- Magical 9: 2 starting formula
- Speed Thinking 4-step approach and
- How to use Speed Thinking to brainstorm ideas, solve problems and fast-track your success.
- Ideas Blitz is the tool of Speed Thinking
- Soon to be published in China
“I used to like Edward de Bono tips for generating new ideas, however your 6 Switches framework is more accessible, structured and achievable.”
Alexis Haywood, Principal Consultant
Dr Ken writes to help you think differently
Posts to stretch, switch and inspire new ideas & opportunities.
How to reinvent your career using Switch Thinking
Most people get stuck in their career at some stage. There are many reasons for this age, boredom, limited opportunities or retrenchment for example. And in today's fast paced, ever-changing world being stuck in your career is increasingly a likely scenario. AI for...
What is the Switch Thinking 5 Step Process?
The Switch Thinking 5 Step Process is one that I have developed and tested with hundreds of people over the past 18 months. The good news is that it works for most (if not all types of problems). People find it easy to follow, gives them a starting point and has a...
Switch Thinking as a way to co-create with Humans & AI
According to the Cambridge Dictionary to co-create is 'to make or invent something new together with one or more other people'. It could be co-creating with other people in a team or with partners, suppliers or with customers or clients. The idea of co-creating as...