It seems that innovation is now an imperative for every company and every CEO. Leaders all stress the importance of agility, entrepreneurship and innovation in their organisations yet most of them are frustrated by slow progress. What can we do to boost our lateral thinking and creativity? How can we and our teams become the [...]
Edwin Land was an American inventor who had studied Chemistry. In 1943 on holiday in Santa Fe he took a photograph of his three year old daughter, Jennifer. She asked why she could not see the result straight away and she kept asking why. Land pondered this question and an idea formed in his mind. [...]
Can you innovate by making your product or service smaller, much smaller? Between is a popular app which creates an intimate space for just two people. It allows a couple to share their own private social network where they send each other sweet messages and exchange photos or songs. In some ways it is like [...]
Tedx Talk given by Paul Sloane at the University of Brighton March 2016. Everyone thinks that they are open minded but we are all mental prisoners of our beliefs and assumptions. How can we break out of dangerous thinking routines and become really creative? This talk gives three practical ways to change your mindset and [...]
A Great Leader paints an ABC vision – Appealing, Believable and Challenging. You cannot expect your team to be enthusiastic and innovative if they do not know the direction in which they are headed. It is up to the leader to set the course and give a bearing for the future. This is set in [...]
