I caught up with long-time friend Max Dumais, founder of the de Bono Institute here in Melbourne, not long ago and he related a story to me that reflects how many Australian leaders think about creativity. “I was then President of
A few years ago I worked around the country, from Sydney to Darwin and places in between, with the Australian Army and one of the activities I ran was a good example of critical and creative thinking in action. It
Years ago when I actually worked for a living, (I like telling people I’m not a consultant, I’ve just been successfully unemployed for 23 years), I always enjoyed joining other people in the lift around quitting time. As I entered
In preparing a presentation there are a number of things to consider. The first and most important is the audience, the second is the material, and the third is your own mastery of language. In my case I remain limited
The study and development of Creative Problem Solving has been going on for more than 60 years, having its origins in the work of great creative thinking explorers like Alex Osborn, Sid Parnes and others involved with the Creative Education Foundation and Creative Problem Solving
The 'why' factor is crucial to success. A feature story by Padma Iyer in the Weekend Australian's Professional section some time ago now, discusses this proposition with Simon Sinek explored in his new book Start with Why. Sinek discusses his concept
Last Thursday and Friday I was facilitating five 45-minute idea generation sessions for a major retailer who had brought together more than 300 store managers and buyers for two days in Melbourne. The Overall Focus for these sessions was reducing the cost of
Last Monday I had the very good fortune to be facilitating a new workshop with a wonderful group of teachers, and it was a great learning experience for everyone, not least for me. TTA – Teacher Training Australia asked me
Miss Smith Had It Almost Right when she said ‘study hard, so you don’t have to work hard’ When I was in school back in Canada a long time ago – walking five miles to school in the snow (in
Why is it that we often get our best ideas when in the shower, at the gym or walking the dog? It is because we are allowing our brain to wander and daydream. It is important to give your brain
