Brainwriting: A Structured Approach to Inclusive IdeationDiscover how brainwriting fosters inclusive ideation by letting every participant share their ideas independently, ensuring a diversity of voices. – – – – – – … Read more |
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Inspire people to engage their spiritual potentialMental health issues challenge who we are – they question our identity. If we can help people better access the things that make them fully … Read more |
Encourage creativity solutions to stressCreativity solutions to stress are more than just ideas – the very exercise of being creative can help resolve tensions. The ideas help too! This … Read more |
Why Virtual Meetings can be great for diversityOrganisations tend to think they want diversity, and then they go about getting people to ‘fit-in’. We recruit people from a range of different backgrounds, … Read more |
Better brainstorming | TemplateBrainstorming works better if the rules are followed – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
Inspiring ActivityEngagement of people in a meeting makes a big difference to the quality and ownership of the result. Speaking and listening can prove poor mechanisms … Read more |
The chemistry of inspirationI have long felt intrigued (and somewhat threatened) by the fact that small shifts in the chemistry of our brains can lead to major shifts … Read more |
Walk and Talk MeetingsWalk and Talk is a different type of meeting. It takes place outside, between two people (or a series of two people by mixing pairs … Read more |
Diversity and alienating languageWays to encourage people to bring their whole selves – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – … Read more |
Creativity ToolsCreativity templates have been constructed to stimulate and challenge the minds of the group to take different perspectives on a situation, and to see what … Read more |
Problem RestatementProblem Restatement is a technique for looking at the problem from different perspectives (usually more abstract ones, rather than the stakeholder ones reflected in the … Read more |
BrainstormingBrainstorming is probably the best known, the most-used, and the most misused tool in creative work within organisations. Essentially it is a free-form technique for … Read more |
Effects DatabaseThe Effects Database is a useful tool for applying the principles of TRIZ quickly and easily to problems and idea generation. It has been created … Read more |
Castles in the air – Setting stretch targetsAs Henry David Thoreau observed ‘If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. … Read more |