No natural limit

Edward de Bono’s Message

There is no natural limit to traffic – which is increasing everywhere. There is no natural limit to communication which is also increasing rapidly. Read more

Updating The Six Thinking Hats®

Training has moved very much from “training by the manual” to “learning by doing”.  This is illustrated by The Innovator’s Toolkit which uses the de Bono tools to work an issue or opportunity right through from definition of the focus to getting an idea ready for implementation. 

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Diversity – strength or weaknesses

I was at a very interesting breakfast seminar on diversity for the large London law firms recently.  This is a major (operational not legal) issue for them and now even some of their clients are starting to place specific expectations on them in the area of diversity.  The speaker was Linbert Spencer who is an outstanding speaker and one of the country’s leading experts in this area.

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How to teach “creativity tools” to anyone – regardless of background

The beauty of creativity and, indeed, thinking is that it can be taught; anyone can learn how to be creative or think smarter.  It is no different to playing golf or tennis, you can learn how to do it.  Admittedly some will be better at it than others.

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TEAM BUILDING – MAKING IT REALLY WORK?

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