OpenForIdeas.orginOpenForIdeasWhat being ‘trans’ taught me about brandingIf celebrating my own identity were a pitch it would have gone to another agency by now, so long has it taken me to get to grips with…Nov 18, 2016Nov 18, 2016
OpenForIdeas.orginOpenForIdeasTrump won. What else are you wrong about?This year I’ve been on something of a strange and alarming journey. I’ve remarked time and again that the world seems to have stopped…Nov 9, 2016Nov 9, 2016
OpenForIdeas.orginOpenForIdeasIdeas are good for businessIn 2010 IBM’s annual study of CEOs reported that the skill they sought most was creativity. Not organisation or timeliness or the ability…Oct 31, 2016Oct 31, 2016
OpenForIdeas.orginOpenForIdeasSo you want more creativity in the workplace? Are you serious?Most organisations nowadays have an ambition to be more creative but, despite what they say most are not prepared to do what it takes…Oct 30, 2016Oct 30, 2016
OpenForIdeas.orginOpenForIdeasA beginner’s guide to human insight(Or what a failed newspaper can teach us about the importance of truly understanding what your customers want)Oct 30, 2016Oct 30, 2016
OpenForIdeas.orginOpenForIdeas17 presentation tips I wish I’d known years agoMany great ideas have died a death from being badly presented to the people that matter. To make sure you don’t fall at that last hurdle…Oct 30, 2016Oct 30, 2016
OpenForIdeas.orginOpenForIdeas7 ways to come up with ideas you wouldn’t normally haveWhen you’ve been working in an organisation for some time, it’s often hard to think beyond the politics, assumptions and perceived…Oct 18, 2016Oct 18, 2016
OpenForIdeas.orginOpenForIdeasWhat AI can teach us about generating ideasThe tech sector is spending an awful lot of energy and resources developing Artificial Intelligence and the media are lapping up this brave…Oct 17, 2016Oct 17, 2016
OpenForIdeas.orginOpenForIdeas100% proof that alcohol is good for thinkingWhen I started off in the advertising industry of the early 90s, I caught the tail end of the decadent era. Those stories about fancy cars…Oct 16, 2016Oct 16, 2016
OpenForIdeas.orginOpenForIdeasHow your “Inner Interrupter” stops you listeningMany of us struggle to listen effectively at least some of the time. The odd thing is that we can listen. It’s just that we often don’t in…Oct 15, 2016Oct 15, 2016