Communication

Getting the Trick of Teaming

In 2018, the world’s attention was briefly united on a boy’s soccer team from Thailand. In a disastrous turn of events, the group who had been exploring a cave system after practice became stuck in a cavern when heavy rainfall...

Amping Communication with Strategic Partners

“It’s more important to be on emotion than it is to be on message.” – Edmund Hill The smooth operation and even the growth of our organisations is often significantly impacted by how well we communicate with our external partners....

Storytelling with Data

“Data storytelling represents an exciting, new field of expertise where art and science truly converge.” – Brent Dykes We live in a data-abundant world. In organisations, we are gathering more data than ever from an immense range of sources. Most...

Creative Leadership: Leading With and For Creativity

As technology continues its automation of programmatic work, the premium on creativity in the workplace only grows. Creativity allows us to imagine, play with, and build previously unknown futures. It is the fuel behind innovation, offering up the raw material...

Creative Courtyards | Making Space For Creativity

It’s been said that creative thought is at the core of human progress. In this context, it can be seen as the reason we enjoy our contemporary way of living and technological advancements. And yet creative thought is still regarded...

Sharing Knowledge – The Power Of The Collective

“More than ever before, knowledge sharing is being led by people, culture and context.” Jody Turner, Future Trends.  According to a study conducted of Fortune 500 companies in the early 2000s, the estimated annual cost of knowledge loss is around...

The Ties that Bind Us: External Social Capital and Innovation

Few partnerships could be considered more profitable than that of “Wintel”. Microsoft and Intel dominated the PC-era and led the market in a range of metrics, managing to achieve a continuing level of innovation which delivered better PC performance for...

Amplifying Voices: Optimal Feedback Loops

A San Francisco-based executive consultant recounts a conversation he overheard about Steve Jobs’ feedback style while at Pixar. Jobs would point to a person in a meeting and ask, “Tell me what’s not working at Pixar.” He would continue to...

Headwinds and Tailwinds

If you’re serious about diversity and inclusion, pay attention to the winds. Many of us have experienced exclusion at some point in our lives – a time we felt the acute pain of being overlooked, underestimated, or belittled. If we’re...