Archive for March, 2011

How to create a safe creative climate
Thursday, March 10th, 2011

Corporate managers underestimate the value of creating a safe, non-threatening climate in fostering creativity and innovation. Making managers attend Innovation and creativity training programmes without a supporting climate is like giving people a car but not the driving license!

Idea = A prescription for action
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

How can you generate an idea if you do not know what an idea is? A simple definition brings clarity into words like ideas, creativity and innovation.

How to get out-of-the-box ideas
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

This is an expectation every one seems to have in most creativity workshops. So I ask the question “What is the box? How can you get out of it if you do not know what it is?” People share various views and thoughts but we do not get a definition that is simple and easy [...]

Unusual Business Book
Monday, March 7th, 2011

How do win business and influence people is a highly readable and practical business book. Tim’s 3 big ideas revolve around Knowledge, networking and compassion.
Compassion is the intriguing part and that is what makes this book different

How to challenge assumptions
Saturday, March 5th, 2011

“Challenging Assumptions” has become a cliche. Very few know how to do it well. Fewer know how to teach the technique as well as Edward De Bono.

Innovation’s biggest enemy
Friday, March 4th, 2011

The assumption we make affects the quality of our thinking. Often it comes in the way of an innovative solution

The hidden cost of innovation
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Innovation is great when it works. However, there are several hidden costs on the way to successful innovation. Organisations must be smarter in managing these money sucking practices that inhibit innovation and demotivate people