Want What You Have – and not what you think you want

“It is better to want what you have than to have what you want” Philemon When I was a youngster, … More

Smart is Over-Rated

A number of years ago, I worked with a client that had a Marketing Director who was very difficult. My … More

“Creative” Is Not Just a Department – Creativity is everyone’s responsibility*

“Everybody has creative potential, and from the moment you can express it, you can start changing the world” Paulo Coelho When … More

YOU CALL THAT AN INSIGHT?

US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said he could not define pornography, but he “knew it when he saw it”. That’s … More

Ideas are a-dime-a-dozen. What are you going to DO with yours?

  I think most people would agree that ideas make the world go around. Ideas can move mountains, ideas are … More

Get outside your bubble – and stop the echo-chamber thinking

“Lesson number 2: Don’t get high on your own supply” Elvira Hancock Today’s business world is in need of “groundbreaking … More

THINK small – Big ideas only work when you also think small

Letter To a Graduate – Some rules to live by

My son recently graduated from high school. This was extremely difficult for me to process – our first child, a … More

The Dis-comfort Zone – Getting comfortable with discomfort

Watching the fiscal cliff negotiations over the past few months has provided us many valuable lessons. One might be, you … More

Thinking INSIDE The Box – The key to innovation isn’t blue skies and creative freedom

Creativity has never been more important in business than it is today. The demand for innovation and new ideas is … More