Palace of Thinking
July 31, 2008 by Holst Group · 1 Comment
Edward de Bono’s Message
I am going to set up an independent, international body to generate the new ideas that are needed. This body will hold international meetings on specified issues and publish the results. Read more
How do you make “Time for Innovation”in an organisation?
July 31, 2008 by Russell · Leave a Comment
One very effective way to make time for Innovation is to produce a Creative Hitlist. This should be a mix of opportunities and issues e.g. 10 opportunities and 5 issues. These are subjects on which you need to do some creative thinking and this approach brings the need for creativity to the forefront of your mind regularly. It is a good idea to have this posted visibly.
New Ideas are Essential
July 24, 2008 by Holst Group · Leave a Comment
Edward de Bono Message
There are at least two mathematical reasons why new ideas are essential. As information organises itself in the brain patterns are formed. These are added to by new information. The process is solidified by language. Read more
Put your money where your mouth is
July 15, 2008 by iainchalmers · Leave a Comment
The Holst Group was recently contacted by TrainingZone.co.uk – the UK’s most popular site for corporate training professionals with an online network of over 40,000 active members.
TEAM BUILDING – MAKING IT REALLY WORK?
July 4, 2008 by amy · Leave a Comment
Effective teams can be really powerful. A really good team building session can certainly help a team work more effectively together. The questions are does it translate into the workplace and is it sustainable? Read more
..stupid..
July 3, 2008 by Holst Group · 4 Comments
Edward de Bono’s Message
“The apparent purpose of education is to convince two thirds of the population that they really are stupid”
“Schools waste two thirds of the talent in society and universities sterilise the other third.” Read more
1 simple idea to communicate your ideas better
July 2, 2008 by iainchalmers · Leave a Comment
How do you get your ideas across to your colleagues and even more importantly, how do you get their buy-in?
We are all guilty of thinking our ideas are the best thing since sliced bread. The idea is so brilliant there can’t possibly be any downsides. This may be true, but in most cases we haven’t looked at the idea from any other position but our own. Read more
