Importance of Asking the RIGHT Questions
“The most serious mistakes are not being made as a result of the wrong answers. The truly dangerous thing is asking the wrong question” ~ Peter Drucker How much time are you spending in exploring your real challenge, problem or opportunity? How often do you jump from an initial problem to a brainstorming session? Or, how often do you jump from the initial challenge to a solution? ...
Read MoreVIVA SCRIBAVOX™ – Give Voice to the Writings of Life™
Give voice to the writings of life. You are invited to participate in a 4-session pilot program that Cindy Wold and I are delivering called Viva ScribaVox™. The words are in there. They float around in your mind, in your heart, wanting to come out. Maybe you have put mind to ink already. Or, maybe you hesitate, thinking “I’m not that creative”. You are....
Read MoreThink Innovatively in Design
A colleague on a LinkedIn group recently submitted this question: “What are some techniques for helping leaders in organizations really think innovatively in the design process?” Here are some techniques I suggested to think innovatively in the design process: A key element of innovation is design for mutual benefit to create value. At the beginning of the design process, identify...
Read MoreCreative Leadership for a Complex World
We live in a volatile, ill-defined, ambiguous and complex world where changes seem ever-present. In IBM’s 2010 CEO study, IBM spoke with over 1,500 CEOs from around the world. They identified three themes facing business today: Complexity is here to stay and will likely accelerate in the coming years Their orgainzations do not currently have the skills or capacity to effectively deal with...
Read MoreDieter Rams on Design
Check out this Dieter Rams (world-famous designer, I mean architect) interview on Fast Company’s Co.Design: http://www.fastcodesign.com/1663906/our-interview-with-dieter-rams-the-greatest-designer-alive-video?partner=co_newsletter A few insights from Rams: Design should be about making our lives a little bit easier and better. His credo: “Less but better.” He advocates that...
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