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    Design Thinking … Today’s Buzzword with 100 Years of History

    How is it possible Design Thinking can be both ‘the biggest buzzword in business’ (The Australian Business Review) and, at the same time, be ‘nothing new’ (HuffingtonPost.com)? (Maybe Nobel Prize[…]

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    • in Creative Process · Creativity & Brainstorming · Design Thinking · Featured Posts
    • — 9 Aug, 2017

    New Course: Design Thinking at AIM

    I’m thrilled to announce the Australian Institute of Management (AIM) has asked me to facilitate open workshops on Design Thinking scheduled for the following dates: 23 August (Wed) in Sydney 30 August[…]

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    • in Featured Posts · Negotiation Skills · Problem Solving
    • — 27 Feb, 2017

    What To Do If They Say No

    Few people like to hear the word NO – perhaps less so if it comes from a manager or a colleague they’re trying to persuade. In its defence, NO might[…]

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    • in Creative Self-Help · Creativity & Brainstorming · Negativity
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    The Important Difference Between Negativity and Criticism in Brainstorming

    You can’t have a proper conversation about creativity without eventually debating if there’s a useful role for negativity. Two recent brainstorms for the same team demonstrated the issue. I conducted[…]

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    • in Featured Posts · Good Advice · Leadership Communications · Teams
    • — 19 Jan, 2017

    20 Ways to Boost Someone’s Self-Esteem

    In a recent workshop on Managing People, my group chose to build upon an initial list of five ways a manager could boost self-esteem in their team members. In a[…]

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    • in Analytical Thinking · Featured Posts · Intuition · Strategy
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    Stengthening Your Intuition in Ten Steps

    Here’s a question from Suzanne, a reader from Brisbane. “You’ve talked before about intuition. Any tips to improve how I use my own?” Similar to creativity, intuition is something everyone[…]

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