Shake up your Thinking with Dr Ken Hudson

It is Saturday at our house and we are busy and excited as the girls prepare for their soccer game. This reminds me of my recent unsuccessful attempts to play tennis.
My wife and I had decided that we should do something together. I suggested dinner than lovemaking but she opted for tennis. A few months later […]

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There are many different types of consultants to business. Most have impressive resumes, have been to the right schools but do they ever tell you anything that you do not already know? Do they ever give you a truly fresh and inspiring idea or insight? Once you have received their long-awaited reported do you ever […]

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The new Prime Minister of Australia should be congratulated for his latest initiative to host a summit of what he calls the 1000 ‘best and brightest’ minds to discuss and create new ideas for the ten most pressing issues facing the nation in the next ten years. There are three conditions that need to be […]

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Have you ever had an idea that you thought a company might be interested in? And have you ever thought that business managers might be interested in hearing from their customers? This is the situation i found myself in recently.
I have a great idea for Nintendo which i would have happily discussed with their marketing […]

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Just read about James Dyson who invented the revolutionary (and expensive) dyson vacuum cleaner. He is very proud of the fact that it took him over 5000 prototypes to get it right! Imagine the vision and dedication of the man.
There is a lesson in this for all would be inventors and innovators. You have to […]

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I met with a leader recently who had been given the newly created position of innovation and sustainability manager.   What a wonderful combination. I believe that this could be a trend that is followed by other organisations. What better area to apply new ideas and concepts than in the sustainability space.   What’s more […]

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My wife and i attended our daughters school prize giving ceremony last night and it was an inspiring night. Not only for the poise and confidence of the school kids but for a funny and thought-provoking address from an astronomer.   Astronomy, Dr. Watson argued was concerned with answering the big questions. Are we alone? […]

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I came across thsi formula when i was reading Gary Hamels new book called The Future of Management (2007). In it he suggests that leaders should adopt a 70/20/10 view of innovation. By this he means that 70% of the resources should be allocated to projects that can make a difference today, 20% on projects […]

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In the Sydney Morning Herald yesterday Kristen Le Mesurier laments the lask of innovation by the Australian Government compared to their Japanese conterpoints. Perhaps with a change on government this will change. My suspicion will be that it will not. Innovation and creativity generally requires a diversity of perspectives which this new government does not […]

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I just read a conversation with Gary Hamel and Lowell Bryon published in the latest McKinsey newsletter and they have both reached the same conclusion that i have reached–organisations are built for specialisation, certainty,analysis but not built for creativity or innovation. This has a number of implications because the need for innovation is greater than ever […]

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