Paul Olley said:\r\n\r\n“I made an international reputation by thinking twice each week,”\r\n\r\nHe outlined the components of successful generative (creative) thinking as these\r\n
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- Time – give time to think
- Think – once or twice a week or month – not once a year
- Space – find space to think: go to a hotel for 2 hours each week
- Relax – it helps
- Topic – don’t pick a low grade or minor issue. Pick a big one. “if we had to do ‘X’ how would we do it?”
- Be focused – but not on anything. Be focused on opportunities and solutions. The object is not just to think but to decide
- Tools – find tools that work for you , well known ones perhaps, such as from Tony Buzan or Edward de Bono.
- Strategrams – draw strategic diagrams to summarise your thinking
- Intuition – use intuition rather than hard data
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\r\nPS if you didn’t link to the Edward de Bono video above … do it here! Edward de Bono