Does your organisation need new ideas to survive and thrive into the future?
Do you need to become "unstuck"?
Lateral Thinking is the pathway to Innovation!
If so train your staff to think laterally.
This two-day Lateral ... Read More
10
Mar2016
We will be conducting a Six Thinking Hats Public Workshop in Perth on June 2 next year on behalf of Chalmers International, the Official deBono Training Distributors for Australia and New Zealand.
People and organisations are seeking improvement and quality across many ... Read More
March 10, 2016Frank Connolly
04
Nov2015
Do you need to see new possibilities going forward?
Does your organisation need new ideas to take best advantage of your opportunities?
Do you need to become "unstuck"?
If so train your staff to think laterally.
This ... Read More
November 4, 2015Frank Connolly
04
Nov2015
We will be conducting a Six Thinking Hats Public Workshop in Melbourne on Feb 19 next year on behalf of Chalmers International, the Official deBono Training Distributors for Australia and New Zealand.
People and organisations are seeking improvement and quality across ... Read More
November 4, 2015Frank Connolly
03
Jul2015
This is the second part of a 3 part post on why innovation is so difficult to enact in the Public Sector. Part 1 can be found here: Barriers to Public Sector Innovation ... Read More
July 3, 2015Frank Connolly
17
Apr2015
We will be conducting a Six Thinking Hats Public Workshop in Sydney on July 28 this year on behalf of Chalmers International, the Official deBono Training Distributors for Australia and New Zealand.
People and organisations are seeking ... Read More
April 17, 2015Frank Connolly
08
Apr2015
Is your business stuck with issues that are blocking your progress? Is non-stop problem solving blocking you from exploring current and future opportunities?
What can you do to address the blockages?
Contact ... Read More
April 8, 2015Frank Connolly
15
Feb2015
Do you keep hitting brick walls with issues that just won't go away?
Try thinking differently to see them from new perspectives.
If we move our focus from only trying to fix our problems to fixing the ways ... Read More
February 15, 2015Frank Connolly
01
Feb2015
Big problems don't always require big solutions. Small things can make a big difference. When we view our issue or opportunity, not in isolation, but as a part of a ... Read More
February 1, 2015Frank Connolly
16
Jan2015
Our Think Quick E-letter which is a summary of the blog
with a few extras thrown in ...
January 16, 2015Frank Connolly
08
Jan2015
Diversity of opinion is divisive.
Now this is a real problem! Not only does the divisiveness brought about by differing views colour and diminish the interactions we have, but that very same diversity of view is ... Read More
January 8, 2015Frank Connolly
06
Jan2015
Allow me to preface this post with the acknowledgement that I have worked with more "public sector innovators" than anyone else I know. The sector has a great many smart people doing a great many smart things.
However ... Read More
January 6, 2015Frank Connolly
05
Jul2014
Uncertainty & Action are two words not always used in close association. Action usually implies moving forward with intent and some predetermined direction, while Uncertainty usually involves hesitation accompanied with a fervent wish to move away from the uncertainty.
There is a ... Read More
July 5, 2014Frank Connolly
16
Feb2014
Our society is increasingly focusing its attention on areas that it is directed to do so by the mainstream media.
Despite the proliferation of social media and a dramatically increased access to alternate information sources, society is being increasingly homogenised because we quite obligingly look and ... Read More
February 16, 2014Frank Connolly
03
Feb2014
"Practical Innovation" Wednesday April 16
How to move from talking, to Doing Innovation?
Organisations are attempting to do more with less in a sustainable way, while still needing to improve service delivery and profit. A tough ask, even ... Read More
February 3, 2014Frank Connolly
02
Feb2014
"Navigating Complex Issues" Wednesday April 23
What can we do to draft policy and develop strategy when the goalposts won't stop moving?
The world is fast becoming interconnected, uncertain and complex in ways previously unimagined. Doing ... Read More
February 2, 2014Frank Connolly
10
Jan2014
The recent decision of the WA Government to start culling sharks off the Western Australian coast means the world as we know it is fast disappearing. This seems such a monumentally ignorant decision given the state of shark ... Read More
January 10, 2014Frank Connolly
19
Dec2013
It has been gratifying to see so many focusing on embracing the uncertainty of the future and start to design and navigate their way forward instead of looking into the rear view mirror for ... Read More
December 19, 2013Frank Connolly
24
Oct2013
Doing business in Government is getting tougher ...
The world is fast becoming interconnected, more uncertain and increasingly complex in ways previously unimagined. Coupled with the demand to consistently do more with less, the challenge dramatically increases.
We know that the ... Read More
October 24, 2013Frank Connolly
17
Oct2013
How do we move from talking Innovation, to doing Innovation?
Organisations are attempting to do more with less in a sustainable way, while still needing to improve service delivery and profit. A difficult task, even at ... Read More
October 17, 2013Frank Connolly