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Tuesday 23rd November 2010
I came across these videos recently, from a talk given by a guy called Joe Howard. Really clear and interesting, about the importance of creative thinking, and why businesses run like tribes, and more. Worth a look.
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Thursday 14th January 2010
I recently did some workshops for the Victorian government on using creative thinking for sustainability. I had a great time researching good examples - including the story of Ray Anderson. Do you know about him?
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Tuesday 8th December 2009
When something goes wrong in business (or in our personal life, for that matter) we tend to spend little time on analysing the reasons, but jump straight in to find the quick fix. Of course, if we haven't worked out why the problem occurred in the first place, this approach is really an experiment that has an almost random chance of success.
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Tuesday 16th June 2009
A Scientific American Mind magazine issue on creativity a few years ago reported on fascinating research showing that creative people less likely to filter out peripheral information or irrelevant data from their minds than the rest of us.
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Wednesday 3rd June 2009
Assumptions are useful, often vital even. They provide a framework for our daily routines, reflect shared values and generally simplify life (imagine trying to get out of bed in the morning without assumptions about gravity, stable floors, hot coffee and warm slippers - or, in my case, Ugh boots).
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Tags: creative, thinking, tips, assumptions
Thursday 22nd January 2009
I have recently revamped my creative thinking workshops around the 4 core elements of creative thinking.
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