What makes up a winning innovation ecosystem of design?
There are four connecting themes that are shifting our ways to operate and innovate that provide a far greater set of dynamics by ’embracing’ an ecosys…
Thought Leadership
The wisdom of failure
For most in the corporate world failure is to be avoided at all costs, but why? What are the reasons failure has become a situation to avoid at all co…
Practising adaptive leadership
If we want to avoid endless hardship, conflict and ecological catastrophes, we must become ecologically literate – and deeply so. The future is, you mi…
Prepare for meetings like a surgeon
Treat meeting preparation like a surgeon prepares for surgery–strategically, meticulously, and with eyes wide open. These are the important must know…
Smokescreen
Given the emergencies facing humanity, it is essential that we develop a new set of obligations for each other, the next generation, and the planet. …
The swimmer, the fisherman, and the deep-sea diver
Using the ocean as a metaphor we can examine the differing knowledge states that exist, or must be acquired, depending on your degree of interaction wi…
Naturally speaking
We can learn a lot from nature in the way we work and organise ourselves. Various examples taken from the way nature cyclical flows work out clearly i…
The Imprint
Various experimental socio-economic agendas are being rolled out around the world in the wake of the present pandemic. Many opinions and laws have co…
Get the most out of Zoom for virtual facilitation
Planning a virtual workshop? Here are top tips from an expert facilitator for how to run the most successful virtual workshops using Zoom. …
An office working revolution?
The world as we know it has changed and we have but no choice to change with it. There are various reports that institutions are not going to let more …
COVID-19 Treasure Hunt: Turn lockdown into a better quality life (In 2 steps)
The collective pause due to Covid-19 lockdown teaches us not to resign to what unexpectedly goes on a stand-by mode in our lives. How can we transform …
Whatever Next!
A momentous moral drama is being played out around the Coronavirus pandemic. Will we learn from it and will it change the reality of the world we live …
Do Shorter Design Sprints Work?
In Richard Banfield’s book Enterprise Design Sprints, he talks about how Design Sprints have become “a trusted format for problem-solving at many large…
What will the future look like? Let me propose a better question
Many workshops and think tanks are often opened up with a question about predicting the future. What will the future look like? What will the world of …
Why I want to place a ‘D’ notice on the ‘D’ word
Companies don’t need Digital Strategies. Instead, they need to update their Business Strategies for the digital age and answer critical questions about…
Women in Leadership: How to Bring Out Your Inner Commander
Leadership is a term that has an unusually potent effect on us, whether we realise it or not. For some, the notion brings feelings of confidence and em…
Innovation – My Journey
A personal journey in innovation over the past 5 decades shared by Ravi Anand. This rendition of remembrance reminds us how the world is changing under…
