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
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
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
05
Oct2013
We tend to anthropomorphise some creatures, particularly whales and dolphins given that their jaw shape lends itself to an interpretation of having human-like smiles. In the picture above we'd all love to imagine ... Read More
October 5, 2013Frank Connolly
02
Oct2013
The world is fast becoming interconnected, more uncertain and increasingly complex in ways previously unimagined.
Doing business, whether it be Public or Private is getting tougher ...
Organisations are struggling to keep pace with this complexity and require more contemporary skills ... Read More
October 2, 2013Frank Connolly
26
Sep2013
How do we move from talking Innovation, to doing Innovation?
Organisations are attempting to do more with less in a sustainable ... Read More
September 26, 2013Frank Connolly
24
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
23
May2013
Last year Think Quick facilitated an X Teams programme on behalf of the Hargraves Institute for the Department of Sustainability & Environment.
Now the Victorian Public Service Continuous Improvement and Innovation Network (VPSCIIN) is about to sponsor an X Teams programme open to all ... Read More
May 23, 2013Frank Connolly
02
Nov2012
How well do your people think?
Given that everything we do starts with some form of thought, I wonder why we don't pay any real attention to this when we seek to develop our people?
When discussing "thinking" I like to use the metaphor ... Read More
November 2, 2012Frank Connolly
15
Oct2012
One of the great difficulties in Government is that ... Read More
October 15, 2012Frank Connolly