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...
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...
Oct 9, 2024 | 6 Switches, mode of thinking, Switch Thinking, Switch your Thinking, Teaching, Team leaders
In this podcast I talk to my former Kung Fu teacher Shifu Brett Russell. In a wide-ranging interview we talk about my journey from corporate marketing to completing a PhD on Organisational Creativity, teaching at university part-time and running my own business. And...
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 20, 2024 | Better ideas and solutions, Brainstorming, co-create, Coaching, Creativity, Switch Thinking, Teaching, Team leaders
Many years ago I used to lead a marketing team. My role as I understood it to be was to motivate and develop the people that reported to me. And of course to achieve my agreed goals. Talking to leaders today I believe there is an additional role. To stimulate, inspire...
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