The answer to last week's Lateral Thinking challenge. Q: A painter was painting using an ordinary paintbrush. Something startled him, he dropped the brush and it fell on the ceiling, not the floor. How could this be?
A: The painter was ... Read More
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Sep2017
We are excited to announce we will be conducting a Six Thinking Hats® Public Training Day in the Melbourne CBD on Wednesday December 6th.
The Six Thinking Hats® are a marquee organisational development tool. The "Hats" are a comprehensive methodology that ... Read More
September 18, 2017Frank Connolly
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Sep2017
The answer to last week's Mental Floss challenge. Q: An Arab Sheikh tells his two sons that they must race their two camels to a distant city to see who will inherit his fortune. The one whose camel arrives last will win. ... Read More
September 15, 2017Frank Connolly
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Sep2017
Last week's thinking challenge was ... Q: An aircraft crashed and every single person on board died. Yet ... two people do survive. How could this be?
A: The two that survived were married ... Read More
September 8, 2017Frank Connolly
01
Sep2017
The answer to last week's Mental Floss. Q: A mountaineer climbs Mt Everest for the very first time. He hires a couple of sherpa guides and heads on up the mountain. Half way up, one of the guides falls into a deep ... Read More
September 1, 2017Frank Connolly
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Aug2017
The answer to last week's Mental Floss problem: Q: A perfectly preserved vehicle lies at the bottom of the sea. It is worth tens of millions of dollars. However, no one will attempt to salvage it. Why not?
A: ... Read More
August 25, 2017Frank Connolly
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Aug2017
The answer to last week's mental floss problem: Q: There is a cabin on the top of a mountain. Inside the cabin are four dead people. All of the cabin doors are locked from the inside. What might have happened?... Read More
August 18, 2017Frank Connolly
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Aug2017
Time for a lateral thinking challenge!
Often it's beneficial to temporarily remove our thoughts from the day-to-day grind and give our brains some brief respite. Like teeth, the brain requires a bit of flossing every now and then. Every time ... Read More
August 14, 2017Frank Connolly
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Feb2017
We are excited to announce we will be conducting a Six Thinking Hats Public Workshop in Melbourne next month on behalf of Chalmers International, the official deBono Training Distributors for Australia and New Zealand.
The Six thinking Hats are a marquee organisational development tool. It is a comprehensive methodology that ... Read More
February 7, 2017Frank Connolly
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Mar2016
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
March 20, 2016Frank Connolly
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
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
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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
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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
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May2013
I recently completed a presentation for the eclectic Cynefin Meetup Group and discussed the need for experimentation when the way forward is not clear. All too often when organisations struggle with issues that ... Read More
May 24, 2013Frank Connolly
15
Oct2012
One of the great difficulties in Government is that ... Read More
October 15, 2012Frank Connolly
05
Sep2012
Think Quick has just released its new A3 brochure.
Organisations that would like to receive copies of the brochure can contact us here and leave your contact ... Read More
September 5, 2012Frank Connolly