Category: Creativity

Five Lateral Thinking Hacks

…..that you can make you a smarter problem solver Image by Elisa Riva on Pixabay   Edward de Bono was a thinker and writer whose recent passing is a great loss.  He coined the phrase lateral thinking in contrast to the conventional, routine thinking that we use every day. Lateral means coming at the problem from the side rather than head on.  It involves crafty approaches and is also known... Read More--

Ten Ways to Develop Logical Thinking, Ten Ways to Develop Lateral Thinking

Image by Elisa Riva on Pixabay Here are ten ways to develop your logical thinking skills. Play chess. Solve soduko puzzles. Make lists, analyse your work, break it down into smaller tasks. Learn problem analysis methods such as six sigma and why, why. Learn critical path methods. Study Mathematics Study German or Latin Study Science and the scientific method Read biographies... Read More--

If You Want to be More Creative, Mix With More Creative People

According to Jim Rohn, you are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.  The people you associate with help shape what you think and who you are.  We tend to congregate with friends who are like us in background, interests, education,  attitudes and opinions.  This is comfortable and reassuring but it inhibits creativity or independent thought. Instead it encourages conformity... Read More--

Online Courses to Grease the Gears of your Brain

As an author and trainer, I have run master classes around the world on lateral thinking and innovation. I have now created a number of online courses to help you acquire skills in these areas.  Please take a look at these courses. Master Lateral Thinking Complete Innovation Skills Master Class Advanced Brainstorm Techniques You can go through each course from your home or office at your own pace. ... Read More--

The Hostility of Tribes

Why are tribes so hostile to those who depart from the norms of the tribe? Joseph Palmer was born in 1791 in Massachusetts, one of 14 children.  He grew up to be a successful farmer. He took to wearing a beard which was a most uncommon practice at the time.  The local people in Fitchburg took strong exception to this.  Children threw stones at him, women crossed the street to avoid him and men cursed... Read More--

How Can You Force Yourself to Think Outside the Box?

There are many ways. Here are some suggestions: First recognise that we all live inside boxes which frame our view of the world. We all make assumptions. Stay curious and open-minded. Ask many questions about any situation and be receptive to different points of view. List the underlying groundrules and assumptions. Then for each one ask this question, ‘What if the opposite were true?’ Use some... Read More--

How Creative Are You?

What animal best represents your innate creative potential? This short quiz will reveal the answer. You will learn how creative you are and how creative you could be. 1. Which type of class would you prefer to take?  Yoga  Tennis  Painting  Cookery 2. On a visit to a new city would you rather  Wander the streets  Go to the shops  Visit an art gallery or museum  Sit... Read More--

Three Creative Thinking Challenges

Are you creative?  I want to show you that you are can be more creative than you might think.  Please take a moment to view these three Creativity Challenges on Youtube. Creative Challenge #1 Creative Challenge #2 Creative Challenge #3 Please try the challenges and prove to yourself just how creative you can be! They are taken from six creative challenges included in my new course – Become... Read More--

How to Harness Chance to Boost Creativity

Tips on how to introduce random stimuli into your idea generation processes.  Includes some very handy internet sites. This is a video lecture from my popular online course Boost Your Personal Creativity. ... Read More--

The Power of Silly Questions

Roger Hargreaves and the Mr Men Books In 1970, Roger Hargreaves’ 6-year-old son Adam asked his father a question.  It was a question that only a child could ask.  No adult would ever conceive of it.  Adam said, ‘Daddy, what does a tickle look like?’ In response Hargreaves, a cartoonist, drew a picture of a round orange blob with a face and long rubbery arms.  It became the central character... Read More--