Be prepared ,  you may be called on to be creative at any time…

“’Twas he that ranged the words at random flung pierced the fair pearls and them together strung.” Bidpai Pilpay

If called on to run a creative session RIGHT NOW could you deliver?   Read on…

We should aim to obtain the right balance of operation and innovation.

“This coffee plunges in to the stomach…. the mind is aroused and ideas pour forth like the battalions of the Grand Army on the field of battle. Memories charge at full gallop… the Light Cavalry of comparisons deploys itself magnificently, the artillery of logic hurries in with their train of ammunition and flashes of wit pop up like sharp shooters.” Honore de Balzac, Author and Journalist

“So was that decaff you had then, Honore?” John Brooker

Is your organisation balancing operation and innovation correctly?  Read on…

You have to be a bit brave to innovate, but it is worth the risk…

“It’s a different kind of scary.” Michael Neill World Class Coach
 
Do you ever fail to put forward an idea because of the risk of rejection, or do you demand too much extra information because an idea might be risky?  Read on…

That we have a choice of techniques we can use to tackle our challenges and that it doesn’t matter if you mix and match them, if they work …

“Lister: “They’re not comin’ back… I’m lost in deep space… I’m three million years from home… No life, no bed, no nothin’… Just me… and 3 1/2 tons of curry. [pause] Fan-smeggin-TASTIC!” (From, Red Dwarf, a UK TV programme)

It is 11.00 p.m. You have been out for the night in a Welsh town. It is too far to walk home so you want to get a taxi. You are also hungry and want an Indian meal. Unfortunately, you have only enough money either for the taxi or the curry. How might you satisfy both needs? Read on