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 9, 2025 | 6 Switches, Switch Thinking, Switch your Thinking
The Switch Thinking System is built around the switch from Box Mode (i.e. structured) to Ball Mode (i.e. imaginative). To help you make this switch I have developed 6 Switches. One of which is Switch the Focus. One of the best examples of this switch is from Physical...
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...
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...
May 6, 2024 | 6 Switches, Coaching, Creativity, Get Unstuck, mode of thinking, Problem Solving, Switch Thinking, Switch your Thinking, Team leaders
Have you ever been stuck and then someone suggests a new way at looking at a problem or issue and wham! You suddenly see the situation differently. And by doing so often new ideas, options, solutions magically emerge. These are often random events such as a chance...
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