Category Archives: business innovation

Cheryl Cole’s 8 creativity and career lessons for brand ‘You’

Posted on June 6, 2011 by andy

The recent sacking of ‘X Factor’ judge Cheryl Cole has valuable lessons for your creativity – and your career. Whether it is a job or an idea, the innovative and creative manager has to learn to deal with setbacks, obstacles … Continue reading →

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Tedia Studies: why boredom is good for your creativity

Posted on May 31, 2011 by andy

My call for a new subject of ‘Tedia Studies’ to prepare students for the inevitable mundanities of life has deepened after reading a new major academic text, on boredom. Yes, wake up! The book was about boredom and this blog … Continue reading →

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Brainstorming is ‘politcally correct’

Posted on May 19, 2011 by andy

The claim that the word ‘brainstorming’ is politcally incorrect has raised its head again – this time in the Sun newspaper. Columnist Kelvin MacKenzie claims that a business colleague from a ‘Big Five’ firm of accountants had been rebuked for … Continue reading →

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Royal Society backs IdeasBank to boost creativity to help Barry Island

Posted on May 17, 2011 by andy

A new initiative I want to get underway – an IdeasBank for helping to develop my hometown of Barry Island has received a welcome boost – with a grant from the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and … Continue reading →

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7 lessons for management from Avram Grant

Posted on May 16, 2011 by andy

With West Ham United being the first football  club to be relegated from the English Premiership in the 2010/11 season – a team widely regarded as playing below its potential – what lessons are there for you to learn from … Continue reading →

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Friday 13th meme – could it be your campaign’s lucky day?

Posted on May 13, 2011 by andy

Today, I may have some good luck for you – there is a popular meme waiting to be further developed – which could help your campaign be even more effective. I refer to ‘Friday 13th’. Hollywood has already recognised the … Continue reading →

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Squeezesteps: a tool for creative thinking and to make change happen

Posted on May 9, 2011 by andy

I have invented another new word: ‘Squeezestep’. The dictionary of the future will define a ‘squeezestep as: “Actively breaking down into smaller, more do-able, nudgeable or more compelling steps in any change you require others to take.” It implies there … Continue reading →

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Bin Laden: Is Obama guilty of not having a meme strategy?

Posted on May 5, 2011 by andy

Has the US administration made a mistake in its handling of the killing of Osama Bin Laden by not have a fully thought-through memes strategy? By this I mean, is it making decisions and taking actions without due consideration of … Continue reading →

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Happiness: the need for learned helpfulness

Posted on May 3, 2011 by andy

Can you believe it? Apparently, people who live in places considered to be the happiest are more likely to take their own lives, according to new research. The phenomenon is caused by what is called ‘relative comparisons’ – your happiness … Continue reading →

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Why does ‘Titanic’ fascinate us so much?

Posted on April 28, 2011 by andy

While visiting London I came across the major exhibition on ‘Titanic’ at the O2. I pondered: Why is it, 100 years on, the story of how one ship sunk still holds such fascination for contemporary society? There have been other … Continue reading →

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