This article is a guest post from our partners Dr. Jay Chopra, of Making Shift Happen, and Damian Costello, of Decode Innovation. One of the most unique things about the current COVID-19 crisis is just how universal it is. No event in history has affected every...
Adaptive mindsets: building resilience on the other side of COVID-19 lockdowns
The lockdowns are being lifted. Whether self-imposed or through government authority, this period of stasis is ending. Our process of re-engagement has begun. We’re all grieving missed opportunities - seminars not attended, business deals now in limbo, cancelled...
Become an Agile Thinker – Every day
Thinking Agility is like physical agility. The more often you try it the easier it gets. With agile thinking you can adapt your thinking style for each and every situation you encounter, ensuring you’re applying the most appropriate thinking to the situation at hand....
COVID-19: Making Effective Decisions During Crisis as a Leader and Team
If you ever needed cognitive diversity and thinking agility, now is the time! With the current global atmosphere of rampant change and volatility, you need to leverage all of the thinking resources available to you, especially when it comes to effective decision...
How Project Managers can use agile thinking to deal with complexity and uncertainty
While all members of a project team contribute to the success or failure of a project, it’s ultimately the Project Manager who is accountable for the outcome. Taking a leading role in the planning, management and execution of a project, Project Managers oversee the...
Innovation + Acceleration = Value Creation
I’ve had the pleasure of working with Adrian Jobson, director of Acculture, for just over three years. With a Master of Business, Organisational Change and Consulting, Adrian is a business owner, somatic coach and innovator with an intense curiosity about creating...
Fostering creativity: why creative thinking could be your workplace’s greatest asset
Creativity isn’t a trait exclusively reserved for advertising agencies, graphic designers or cutting-edge startups. It’s something that all teams, regardless of industry, size or make-up, should be actively cultivating. It can be easy for businesses, and the...
Agile thinking: how to shift your thinking style to achieve any workplace goal
Agile Thinking is the ability to consciously shift your thinking when and how the situation requires it. The Whole Brain® Model provides a powerful framework to ensure you can make that shift, identifying four different thinking preferences, and giving you the skills...
Why agile thinking should be at the heart of any change management plan
Change is hard. Just ask Borders Bookstore, who went bankrupt after a strategic change saw them investing heavily in CDs and DVDs, right as the industry was going digital. Or Time Warner and AOL, whose merger failed catastrophically because no one accounted for the...