Street signs and concrete jungles
When is a one way sign not a one way sign? When it’s an angel! This is the work of artist Clet Abraham who goes out at night to make street signs tell a different story. I love the kind of art which...
View ArticlePlay personalities
“Almost all creativity involves purposeful play.” Abraham Maslow I saw this quote and thought about the ‘play personalities’ Stuart Brown lists in his book Play : kinesthete, collector, joker,...
View ArticleA bombsight for saving lives
I recently watched a TED Talk where Malcolm Gladwell was talking about the Norden Bombsight, a piece of technology developed in World War 2. The engineer who created it did so because he wanted to...
View ArticleLet it out!
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been to a few networking events, and, apart from being great for meeting people and doing business, I think they’re a great way to develop your ideas. Just the simple...
View ArticleDo you love the sound of your kettle?
In my last post I wrote about how talking to non-experts can help with idea development. But it’s important to point out that the vital thing is not to talk to, but to listen to the non-experts....
View ArticleDoes your workspace support idea generation?
I walked into the first floor space and there was the smell of cakes baking, lots of light, clusters of people talking…and a greenhouse in the middle! This was The Hub Westminster – a space designed...
View ArticleDo you search for ideas with a spotlight or a lantern?
To an adult it’s a cardboard box for packing books. But to a child it’s a car, a giant’s hat, a king’s table… As we get older and gain more experience as adults, this experience affects how we look at...
View ArticleHow an escalator can inspire ideas
You know what it’s like, you’ve been working on an idea or challenge for ages and you’ve reached the point where your mind is bogged down and you’re not moving forward anymore. This is the point when...
View ArticleManaging the unknown through questioning
The title of this post comes from the International Foundation for Action Learning , as this week I had my first taste of Action Learning. This is all about groups (or ‘sets’) working together on real...
View ArticleIt was the best of teams and the worst of teams…
“What was the best team you’ve been on?” I struggled to answer this when it was asked on a recent team coaching course I was on. Then, when I heard others’ answers, I felt as thought I had missed out...
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