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 tough task, even at the best of times.
The thinking that worked well enough ... Read More
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Apr2024
A full day training to help you transform your Ideas into Impactful Reality.
In-house training at a location of your choice for your teams.
Enquiries: Frank on 0400 109727 or think.quick@me.com
In an era ... Read More
April 18, 2024admin
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Dec2023
This post is a revisiting to something I wrote 13 years ago. I'm not seeing to much change, except perhaps for my writing having slightly improved through age and the reduction of my hyperbole. The diplomacy however has not improved ... Read More
December 11, 2023admin
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Mar2023
Don't be alarmed, but if you are like me and most people on the planet ... You are not that rational.
Like it or not, we are emotional beings plagued with conscious and unconscious biases with which we make ... Read More
March 6, 2023Frank Connolly
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Jan2023
As people increasingly become politically-polarised and as a result group-think becomes more common, society is losing it's critical thinking capacity.
Never has the need for these skills been greater.
To assist we have listed 10 key pieces of advice to improve your ... Read More
January 23, 2023Frank Connolly
30
Jun2021
According to the World Economic forum the 3 skills in most demand in the current and future workplace will be: A) Creative thinking, B) Critical thinking and C) ... Read More
June 30, 2021admin
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Feb2021
The answer to last week’s challenge is, Q: You measure my life in hours and I serve you by expiring. I’m quick when I’m thin and slow when I’m fat. The wind is my enemy.
A: A Candle.
We have 2 important questions ... Read More
February 26, 2021admin
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Nov2020
Wikipedia defines a buzzword as “a word that has begun to be used in the wider society outside of its original context by nonspecialists who use the term vaguely or imprecisely. Labelling a term a “buzzword” often pejoratively implies that it is ... Read More
November 23, 2020admin
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Jul2020
We all bring very diverse ranges of experience, education, backgrounds and knowledge to the table. These are powerful forces for addressing the difficult issues we face. However, we don’t always capitalise on these strengths and our diverse views can lead to unproductive sessions. ... Read More
July 6, 2020admin
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Apr2020
Practical Innovation (Dubai June 17-18, 2020)
How do we move from talking about innovation, to doing innovation?
We struggle to break free from day to day habits and procedures that often hold us back. Yet, we all understand that to deliver the quality services and products now ... Read More
April 18, 2020Frank Connolly
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Dec2019
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The best way to improve performance and the bottom line is to improve the way we think.
At a time when the World Economic Forum tells us the ... Read More
December 12, 2019Frank Connolly
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Sep2019
Wikipedia defines a buzzword as "a word that has begun to be used in the wider society outside of its original context by nonspecialists who use the term vaguely or imprecisely. Labelling a term a "buzzword" often pejoratively implies that it ... Read More
September 17, 2019Frank Connolly
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Sep2019
A show of hands please .... "Who has wasted time in a meeting recently"? It's a rhetorical question of course, but when we ask this within any organisation virtually everyone in the room will raise their hands and a ripple of ... Read More
September 12, 2019Frank Connolly
02
Sep2019
We've all heard this quotation from Albert Einstein, we all know it to be absolutely true yet, too often we persist with the same old thinking.
There are many ways to upgrade and turbo-charge your thinking and here is one of many ... Read More
September 2, 2019Frank Connolly
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May2019
For our Middle-Eastern colleagues we will be in the UAE in July and holding 3 day session in Creative Thinking & Complex Problem Solving.
This 3 day interactive course day will provide participants with tools and end-to-end processes incorporating a ... Read More
May 27, 2019Frank Connolly
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May2019
According to the World Economic forum the 3 skills that will be in most demand in the workplace in 2020 will be A) Creative thinking, B) Critical thinking and C) the ability to address ... Read More
May 6, 2019Frank Connolly
03
Mar2019
According to the World Economic Forum the skill set required to not only survive, but to thrive in 2020 will be different to what is required now. Three crucial skill areas have worked their way to the top of the list.... Read More
March 3, 2019Frank Connolly
09
Nov2018
Many smart and confident people will tell us what is coming at us from the future and sometimes they will be right, however the reality is that a very healthy percentage of the future is unpredictable.
We can foresee and guess many aspects, ... Read More
November 9, 2018Frank Connolly
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Nov2018
The number of our interventions, projects and programmes that go pear-shaped in one way or another is substantial. Rarely if ever, do we see projects come in on time, on budget or achieve everything promised. This is rarely acknowledged ... Read More
November 8, 2018Frank Connolly