Creative Gorilla PDF Archive

John Brooker has written the Creative Gorilla articles  since 2004..

They are  much improved by the editing of Kate Brooker, correcting grammatical mistakes and tempering John’s enthusiasm for bad jokes.

In the articles you will usually find personal stories which link to topics around Facilitate, Innovate and Transform.

There are lessons and observations about how you can facilitate, innovate and transform as a creative leader. Some are thoughtful, most are practical, quite a few are humorous. 

They aim to build knowledge and provoke thought, not sell. We strive to make each article original, there are very few overlaps between them; with over 140 articles that has been a challenge!

We hope you will find them enjoyable and useful as other Creative Gorilla Troopers do. Here are  comments from some of them:

• “I’ve been receiving John’s Creative Gorilla ezine since its inception. I don’t read many ezines but I continue receiving and reading John’s. His articles consistently live up to their name; they’re always creative! And he always offers clear, simple, and practical ideas backed by interesting vignettes that relate to his personal experience. He emails never fail to spark my creativity!” Steve Davis, FacilitatorU
• “Many thanks for another Creative Gorilla message. I can’t believe that you are up to 133 – all are stimulating and thought provoking.”
• “Thanks for the Creative Gorilla – I find it a really useful source of creative ideas – some are ideas I have heard of, or adaptations, and some are completely new – all remind me that there are creative ways to approach most situations if I take a step back from the traditional approach and think it through.”
• “I really love this newsletter. It’s useful, interesting and something I can easily use in the future with groups.”
• “Thanks John – these are great reading.”
• “Another excellent Gorilla! Will think about creating adaptive/radical innovation climates in my next job whatever that might be.”
• “Lovely and simple and powerful as ever John. Thank you.”

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If you would like to read them on line and feedback, go to the Creative Gorilla Online Archive, we are adding them daily at present.

	The Creative Gorilla #1 Even Gorillas Can Create		The Creative Gorilla #2 Challenge Your Beliefs
	The Creative Gorilla #3 Listen To Create		The Creative Gorilla #4 Create Flow And Motivate People
	The Creative Gorilla #5 Clear Your Mind		The Creative Gorilla #6 Overcome Obstacles To Creativity…
	The Creative Gorilla #7 Use Naïve Thinking To Innovate		The Creative Gorilla #8 Be A Creative Leader
	The Creative Gorilla #9 Be Lucky, Be Creative		The Creative Gorilla #10 Change Your State To Create
	The Creative Gorilla #11 Create Meetings With More IMPACT		The Creative Gorilla #12 How To Use The ‘What If?’ Technique
	The Creative Gorilla #13 Encourage Transformation		The Creative Gorilla #14 Create Better Training
	The Creative Gorilla #15 Challenge the Gurus		The Creative Gorilla #16 Categorise Creative Techniques
	The Creative Gorilla #17 Make Change Stick		The Creative Gorilla #18 Be Brave To Innovate
	The Creative Gorilla #19 Make Time To Think Creatively		The Creative Gorilla #20 Balance Operation And Innovation
	The Creative Gorilla #21 Find The Qualities Of A Creative Leader		The Creative Gorilla #22 How To Use the Random Connection Technique
	The Creative Gorilla #23 Use Ideas From Other Industries		The Creative Gorilla #24 Sense Ideas To Innovate
	The Creative Gorilla #25 Focus On What’s Working To Facilitate Transformation		The Creative Gorilla #26 Meditate To Innovate
	The Creative Gorilla #27 Use Metaphors To Facilitate Transformation		The Creative Gorilla #28 Play With Ideas To Innovate More
	The Creative Gorilla #29 Think Fluently To Innovate		The Creative Gorilla #30 Break Down Silos
	The Creative Gorilla #31 Make The Most Of Synchronicity		The Creative Gorilla #32 Innovate Whatever Your Age
	The Creative Gorilla #33 Improvide To Innovate		The Creative Gorilla #34 Encourage People To Change
	The Creative Gorilla #35 Balance Risk And Innovation		The Creative Gorilla #36 Influence Change
	The Creative Gorilla #37 Check Assumptions		The Creative Gorilla #38 Keep Solutions Simple
	The Creative Gorilla #39 Consolidate Learning		The Creative Gorilla #40 Create Better Solutions
	The Creative Gorilla #41 Use Scaling As A Tool		The Creative Gorilla #42 Use Technology To Innovate
	The Creative Gorilla #43 Become A Creative Leader		The Creative Gorilla #44 Change Your Mindset
	The Creative Gorilla #45 Identify Ideas To Explore		The Creative Gorilla #46 Make Innovation Happen Now
	The Creative Gorilla #47 Avoid The Blame Culture		The Creative Gorilla #48 Reward Risk Takers
	The Creative Gorilla #49 Make Transformation Simpler		The Creative Gorilla #50 Generate Ideas With A Metaphor
	The Creative Gorilla #51 Inspire Leadership		The Creative Gorilla #52 Match Style To Organisational Innovation
	The Creative Gorilla #53 Avoid Making False Assumptions		The Creative Gorilla #54 Signal Your Ideas
	The Creative Gorilla #55 Flex Your Style		The Creative Gorilla #56 Consider The Consequences
	The Creative Gorilla #57 Capture Stories		The Creative Gorilla #58 Commincate For A Change
	The Creative Gorilla #59 Find The Optimal Solutions		The Creative Gorilla #60 Create Meeting Climate
	The Creative Gorilla #61 Use Random Connection To Create Ideas		The Creative Gorilla #62 Focus Minds To Create
	The Creative Gorilla #63 Focus Workshops		The Creative Gorilla #64 Ellicit Information
	The Creative Gorilla #65 Encourage All Views		The Creative Gorilla #66 Write A Haiku To Define Challenges
	The Creative Gorilla #67 Make Processes Simple		The Creative Gorilla #68 Encourage Creative People
	The Creative Gorilla #69 Find Concepts For Creativity		The Creative Gorilla #70 Overcome Barriers To Creativity
	The Creative Gorilla #71 Save ‘Intrapreneurs’		The Creative Gorilla #72 Make Communication Simple
	The Creative Gorilla #73 Mind Map Creativity		The Creative Gorilla #74 Make New Technology Successful
	The Creative Gorilla #75 Evaluate Ideas And Options		The Creative Gorilla #76 Use Levers To Transform
	The Creative Gorilla #76A A Lesson In Communication		The Creative Gorilla #77 Check The Facts To Innovate
	The Creative Gorilla #78 Avoid Condemning The Ideas Person		The Creative Gorilla #79 Reflect On Innovation
	The Creative Gorilla #80 Broaden Your Thinking To Innovate		The Creative Gorilla #81 Create A Vision
	The Creative Gorilla #82 Give Yourself Space To Create		The Creative Gorilla #83 Use Creative Tension
	The Creative Gorilla #84 Use Laddering To Innovate		The Creative Gorilla #85 Differentiate To Innovate
	The Creative Gorilla #86 Run A Creative Workshop		The Creative Gorilla #87 Communicate To Innovate
	The Creative Gorilla #88 Have Fewer Rules To Innovate		The Creative Gorilla #89 Make Team Decision Making Easier
	The Creative Gorilla #90 Use Prototypes To Innovate		The Creative Gorilla #91 Do The Right Thing To Transform
	The Creative Gorilla #92 Have A Process Escape Hatch To Innovate		The Creative Gorilla #93 Help Judgemental People In Creative Sessions
	The Creative Gorilla #94 Reduce Risk Creatively		The Creative Gorilla #95 Use Metaphors To Reframe Issues
	The Creative Gorilla #96 Facilitate Negative People To Be Constructive		The Creative Gorilla #97 Facilitate Teams Through Difficult Times
	The Creative Gorilla #98 Facilitate Teams To Undersatnd A Challenge		The Creative Gorilla #99 Know The Facts Of The Problem
	The Creative Gorilla #100 Facilitate People To Be Creative		The Creative Gorilla #101 Make Meetings More Effective
	The Creative Gorilla #102 Facilitate People To Deal With New Situations		The Creative Gorilla #103 Facilitate Innovative Thinking
	The Creative Gorilla #104 Make Controls Work For You		The Creative Gorilla #105 Use Social Media
	The Creative Gorilla #106 Value Time For Innovation		The Creative Gorilla #107 Use Innovation Prizes
	The Creative Gorilla #108 Facilitate Virtual Meeting Creativity		The Creative Gorilla #109 Think Outside The Box – Make The Box Bigger
	The Creative Gorilla #110 Understand The Situation		The Creative Gorilla #111 Plan A Team Away Day
	The Creative Gorilla #112 Map For Creativity		The Creative Gorilla #113 Build A Creative Climate
	The Creative Gorilla #114 Provoke Ideas		The Creative Gorilla #115 Use A Different Approach
	The Creative Gorilla #116 Maintain Mental Resolve		The Creative Gorilla #117 Use Critical Success Factors
	The Creative Gorilla #118 Facilitate Innovation		The Creative Gorilla #119 Capture Innovation Learning
	The Creative Gorilla #120 Repercieve Situations		The Creative Gorilla #121 Create A Creative Climate
	The Creative Gorilla #122 Innovate In The Day Job		The Creative Gorilla #123 Encourage Innovation
	The Creative Gorilla #124 Use The All-Purpose Scaling Tool		The Creative Gorilla #125 Facilitate More Effectively
	The Creative Gorilla #126 Hone Your Idea		The Creative Gorilla #127 Use Clues To Make Change Happen
	The Creative Gorilla #128 Create Stakeholder Maps		The Creative Gorilla #129 Elicit Issues Safely
	The Creative Gorilla #130 Tranform Your Team Simply		The Creative Gorilla #131 Self Organise For Performance
	The Creative Gorilla #132 Facilitate New Business Models		The Creative Gorilla #133 Use Sprint Actions
	The Creative Gorilla #134 Innovate better Through Discussion		The Creative Gorilla #135 Person of Influence
	The Creative Gorilla #136 Create Ideas In 5 Minutes		The Creative Gorilla #137 Plan Actions Creatively
	The Creative Gorilla #138 Exploit An Opportunity		The Creative Gorilla #139 Influence
	The Creative Gorilla #140 Trains Of Thought