Jan 22, 2024 | AI, Better ideas and solutions, Brainstorming, co-create, Problem Solving
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...
Jan 13, 2024 | AI, Brainstorming, mode of thinking, Switch Thinking, think outside the box
You often hear the expression think outside the box. This is a useful metaphor but it does not suggest how to do think in a different, more creative way. It is for this reason that I have developed what I call ‘Box and Ball Mode Thinking’. The good news is...
Aug 8, 2023 | Better ideas and solutions, Problem Solving, Switch Thinking
Problem solving is so often seen as a rational, linear process. But here’s the problem. It rarely produces a breakthrough idea or solution. To illustrate this point I once worked with a large packaged goods company and enquired about the problem solving process...
Mar 14, 2023 | Problem Solving, Switch Thinking, think outside the box
I was just asked by a potential client how does Design Thinking compare with Switch Thinking. It’s a great question. They are similar in that they are both concerned with thinking but that is where the comparison ends. It’s a bit like comparing boxing with...
Jan 31, 2023 | Better ideas and solutions, Brainstorming, Problem Solving, Switch Thinking, think outside the box
One of my favourite moments when I was working in a large organisation was when someone said, ‘What a great idea.’ It did not happen that often but when it did what a moment it was. ‘What a great idea’ is a wonderful emotional expression. It is...
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