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Thursday 10th May 2012
Walt Disney was undeniably a creative pioneer and equally importantly, he managed to turn his ideas into commercial as well as artistic successes. But did you know that there were actually three Walt Disneys, not just one?
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Wednesday 4th April 2012
A close friend of mine missed out on a job today - she would have been perfect, but wasn't even considered because she lacked a particular type of experience. Last week a client missed out on winning a big chunk of new business for his firm, even though he'd been working towards this goal for months. And I am still waiting for the universe to stop raining on my parade, despite all the umbrellas I've been carrying around and the positive self talk I've been doing (strange, but it seems that sometimes the clouds don't part no matter how many times you tell yourself that it's actually sunny outside). It's disappointing.
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Tuesday 13th March 2012
Last year, I started some marketing work with a great agency, da Vinci Marketing. As part of our planning, they advised me one day that, whether I realised it or not, I was a Magician. Hmmm, I thought, I can't see myself at Hogwarts, or sawing women (or men for that matter) in half or even pulling a rabbit from my hat. (I can in fact juggle using three balls, but I guess that doesn't qualify.)
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Tuesday 31st January 2012
A couple of years ago now, I wrote a blogpost called 'Why? Why? Why?' about Why Diagrams, a technique for getting to the real issues causing a problem, finding out (at a deeper level) why it happened. It's a very useful tool if you aren't sure why something went wrong, because otherwise any solution you implement will risk being 'hit and miss'.
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Tuesday 8th November 2011
Random Input is a lateral thinking tool. It is very useful when you need fresh ideas or new perspectives during problem solving. We are hardwired to look for patterns in our day-to-day life, which is generally a very useful adaptation - it helps us get through our day efficiently, without constantly having to reinvent the wheel.
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Monday 3rd October 2011
Fishbone diagrams (also called cause and effect diagrams or Ishikawa diagrams) help you to think through the causes of a problem thoroughly. They encourage you to consider all possible causes of the problem, rather than just the most obvious ones.
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