The connected art of selling outcome-based solutions
The typical linear and often siloed mindset that we have for much of our innovation thinking within our business organisations, has to rapidly fall awa…
Adaptability
Why continuous reflection provides cultural rewards for organisations
Organisational reflexivity - a better future for businesses, employees and customers alike? It is the assumption of this article that contemporary bu…
Hybrid Workshops
How to prioritise connection and attendee experience in a hybrid workshop If you are thinking about running a hybrid workshop, there’s a lot to consid…
The Decency Quotient
One basic quality that every successful leader must have is intelligence, which is usually measured by Intelligence Quotient or IQ. We do not want dumb…
The Power of Communication in COVID’19: Cascading through the new normal towards the next normal
We are not at the end of COVID ’19 but we are not at the beginning of it either. We are somewhere in between. In such a crisis situation, what can make…
The neuroscience of creativity
There are vast realms of consciousness still undreamed of - vast ranges of experience, like humming of unseen harps, we know nothing of, within us. – D…
Cultivate your (newly) remote culture in 3 steps
Would it surprise you to know organisational culture is consistently one of the top reasons why people join or leave a company? After nearly a decade …
Simultaneous continuity and change
Consider how you would answer the following questions: Is the future known or unknown? What causes an organisation to move into the future? When transf…
Strategies to prepare for the future of work
What you need to know to get ahead of the changing nature of work In the wake of social distancing and remote work, the way we work will be forever ch…
Organisational agility is about more than speed
In years to come, what will be written about 2020? There are some obvious events that will undoubtedly monopolise much of the headlines and research. Y…
What if climate change leaders behaved like dentists?
Could it be possible that the solution to getting rid of dental cavities, COVID-19 and the impact of climate change have something in common? Far-fetch…
What is education for?
I have skulked around the side-lines of the education industry all my life. Occasionally I have ventured into its alluring orbit only to beat a hasty r…
Get the most out of Zoom for virtual facilitation
Planning a virtual workshop? I’m sharing my top tips to help you run it successfully! Voltage Control has been hosting multiple virtual workshops a w…
Welcome to the Age of Budget Innovation
With the advent of the coronavirus pandemic and the feedback loops produced from global lockdowns rippling through the economy we have entered the era …
Innovation Funding Grants for Start-ups
As UK unemployment increases by over 600’000 people and the economy shrinks by over 20% the scale of the Covid-19 shock is expected to be the deepest e…
The allegory of good government, through the ages
As a leader cultivated from the past, you might find yourself curious to build a prosperous future, especially in the pressing times we currently find …
5 Effective Strategies for Virtual Meetings
For the vast majority of the world, all work and meetings are now virtual. If you’re worried about what this means for productivity and meaningful meet…
Inspiration – and a method for survival and growth in crisis situations
This period is more dramatic, more global and more unusual than anything seen by anyone working today – this is the opinion of journalist Fareed Zakari…
A legacy of innovation
How many of us conduct our lives by simply replicating what we did yesterday. If we want things to change we need to act differently and focus where it…
There’s a big, fat cat outside. The power of motivation
When my dog, a Jack Russell Terrier named Oliver, does not want to go outside to the backyard, I must yell a motivational sentence: “There’s a big, fat…