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Six Thinking Hats Training (Ideation and Brainstorming Technique)

The Six Thinking Hats technique by Edward de Bono is a powerful tool for enhancing group creativity and decision-making. By structuring the way we think, not only can we increase efficiency and reduce conflict, but we also foster a conducive environment for generating innovative solutions. Whether you're tackling everyday problems or major organizational decisions, the Six Thinking Hats method provides a clear path for exploring every angle and unleashing the full potential of collaborative thinking.

Transformation Workshops

When we design our transformation workshops and programs, we pull from many of the areas we’ve been studying, developing, acting on, and teaching for years. We integrate our program design and facilitation with transformation areas like leadership development, innovation, idea generation, growth mindset, design thinking, VUCA world, adapting to change, storytelling, and learning and development. We can also focus on any of these directions as part of the transformation workshop. Here's an example description of a workshop on transformation to give you an idea of our approach. In this example you can see we use storytelling as the powerful vehicle for transformation learning (and doing).

Transformation Training

Transformation is happening in many ways in our world. Organizations are transforming. Transformation is the vision, strategy and thus the learning and development need. Professionals are transforming doing their work in new ways and working on new things with new technologies or mindsets. Transformation is everywhere and we have to transform with it. Our transformation training pulls from many of the things we’ve been researching, doing and teaching for years. These are concepts like leadership development, innovation, idea generation, design thinking, VUCA world, adapting to change, storytelling, learning and development, combined with program design and facilitation.

Microsoft Copilot Bing Chat AI Demo: Aldo Leopold idea made with Copilot

In the video I demonstrate "jumping into it" and developing an idea with Microsoft Copilot (Bing Chat). This might be a good workshop activity to allow people new to these AI tools to get started instantly without signing up for anything.

Agile Innovation Advisors JTBD Jobs to be Done

Agile Innovation Advisors Jobs to be Done (JTBD)

This Agile Innovation Advisors Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD) Foundation Workshop Series is a jobs-to-be-done training that you can bring to your organization. Learn to unlock the power of jobs-to-be-done to stop wasting time on solutions your customers don’t want. JTBD is a leading framework for improving product messaging and positioning, prioritizing product roadmaps, improving the customer experience, and focusing your innovation efforts.