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November 5, 2016

So you want more creativity in the workplace? Are you serious?

As human beings interact with each other they participate in a process of civilising. An ongoing social process of negotiating the norms and cult values*..

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October 10, 2016

Fail…happy. That afternoon with Keith

September 1st 2014 – the deadline I had set myself had finally arrived. Three years earlier I had attended my first week of training with Theatre..

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July 23, 2013

“No” Kills Children! Preserve your “Yes” family tree.

A couple of months ago I found myself on stage at the London Comedy Store with seasoned Improviser and TV/film star Neil Mullarkey, giving a..

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June 24, 2013

Bob Bromley’s Big Problem – A blog on innovation inspired by Dr Seuss

Bob Bromley was an important man, he wore an important tie He worked in important offices that were way up in the sky His company..

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June 7, 2013

Leap then look: How long is your “look first list”?

I’ve recently become intrigued by the phrase “leap then look” – a twist on the sage advice to “look before you leap” and a way..

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October 13, 2012

CPR for the imagination

I’ve always been slightly underwhelmed by innovation. That isn’t completely true – I’ve been blown away by innovations themselves but have been consistently underwhelmed by..

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July 19, 2012

A lesson from my creativity mentor

Those of you that have seen my conference talks will know that my 5 year old daughter is my creativity mentor. A long time ago..

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March 1, 2012

Painting your unique masterpiece

I have a love-hate relationship with one of my favourite books. I love it because it is fabulous, makes me smile and inspires me to..

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February 23, 2012

Long-form Organisation Development

 A slightly longer blog this week to explore some slightly longer ideas!  A couple of weeks back I had the privilege of spending the weekend..

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January 1, 2012

So can scorpions smoke?

My Masters dissertation on improv in business was entitled “Can Scorpions Smoke?” – a question that came from a particularly blank moment I had in..

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