Leap then look: How long is your “look first list”?
I’ve recently become intrigued by the phrase “leap then look” – a twist on...
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Tag: improvisation
Organisations = social improvisations. A lesson from Spongebob Squarepants
I’m a big advocate of the value that the skills of performance improvisation can bring to...
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The demise of the curious question?
A consultant I know recently asked me to help him come up with an ‘icebreaker’ for a...
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Say YES – because Everything’s an Offer
There’s always a lot of scaffolding in London. There’s less now than just before the...
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One person walks onto a bare stage: A helpful start point for Organisation Design?
You may be familiar with the swan analogy. You know, the one that people use to describe how...
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CPR for the imagination
I’ve always been slightly underwhelmed by innovation. That isn’t completely true...
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Meet Pluggy – My Creative Anchor
It was through an act of technological desperation that I discovered the power of a creative...
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Corporate gossip vs human interaction
I’ve written a couple of times before about Keith Johnstone, the theatre director who felt that...
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A lesson from my creativity mentor
Those of you that have seen my conference talks will know that my 5 year old daughter is my...
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When the concrete ends – you’ve arrived
I spent this weekend in the middle of nowhere, up a mountain in Spain with 50 other folk who...
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Be Obvious! Be Altered!
Be obvious – be altered! Since my two worlds of organisation consulting and improvisation started...
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Strictly come shuffling – Bringing more improv into conference design
A new blog on designing conferences with more space for spontaneous conversation that I wrote for...
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