The Sunday Mail yesterday published an article title Ageing old problem – Rudd unveils solution to ‘greying population’, in which the Prime Minister says “We need to grow the economy faster by boosting the productivity of our economy. That is the
Each year at this time we and many other smaller businesses take time to think about the year ahead and how we might be more successful. Okay I know we should have started months ago, but we were busy then
One of today's Tweets from Anthill Magazine featured a short article on creativity and innovation by our acquaintance Roger La Salle, former CEO of the Innovation Centre of Victoria (INNOVIC). Titled Creativity vs Innovation – A fool’s dilemmaRoger begins with 'To succeed,
The book Swarm Creativity: Competitive Advantage through Collaborative Innovation Networks by Peter A. Gloor is an interesting look at group creativity. A quick Google search takes you to www.swarmcreativity.net which opens with the following: We are at the dawn of a new
Love TV, but hate the commercials? I do. Last night watching one of my favourite shows I was frustrated with the commercials, which these days are definitely louder both in decibels and the actors yelling at you. Last night after
Recently a couple of my Masters students referenced some ideas coming out of the Nike Innovation Kitchen – something I had not heard of before, and which I was hoping would be something new. Doing a quick Google search on
Can you improve your intelligence?? Can we make ourselves smarter? Can Mind Mapping, Memory Techniques and learning to Speed Read make you smarter? Yes, Yes and Yes Recently Jennifer Goddard, Director and Master Trainer, Buzan Centre appeared on Insight program
I am reading my way through the essay assignments on Creativity & Innovation submitted by my Masters students, and although I am only part way through the pile, I am again really enjoying the insights many of them have made.
I ran a workshop last week that touched on some of the de Bono thinking principles and tools I have been successfully using and sharing with others for almost 25 years now. As I always strive for, the feedback from
In this month’s Boss magazine there is a 1/4-Page article by Narelle Hooper titled Tool Time that compares the Top Ten ranked management tools of 2006/07 versus 2008/09. Hooper reports that ‘the recent lurch in imperatives to cost cutting is
