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 MoreIn All Seriousness, Play to Perform with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®
I guest blogged for LearningLens, Inc. The topic…LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®. Yes, play IS good for business. Trade in your stuffy, boring, unproductive meetings for engaging, focused, fun and productive meetings. Engaging teams with the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methodology during business meetings helps to: Create strategies rooted in shared insights Uncover real wants and needs Align on...
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 MoreThe Power of Networks: Leverage Keyhubs
In 2009 I wrote a review of Linked by Albert-László Barabási for the MN Organization Development Network’s Voices newsletter. I brought it up recently in a meeting about a social network analysis (SNA) tool from Keyhubs because Linked helps to explain the history behind and the power of networks. Click here for the full Linked Book Review Book Review Excerpt From the beginning of my...
Read MoreMove Beyond the Past to Enhance Creative Thinking
“We can’t live in the past. If we are stuck in the past, I believe we destroy our creativity, we destroy our imagination to do things differently, and we destroy our own inner peace of mind.” – Mairead Corrigan-Maguire, cofounder of Peace People, Nobel Peace Prize winner in Spirituality & Health, March-April 2009, p. 64 How often do you hear in meetings: “We...
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