Andrew Rixon of Babelfish is organising a conference on organisational storytelling in Melbourne, Australia on October 8th and 9th 2009. Storytelling is a powerful mechanism for tapping into culture, emotion and archetypes within an organisation and is extremely relevant to managing change, exercising leadership, and managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The conference brings…
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I will be speaking on March 11th in Sydney, Australia at the Hargaves Institute Innovation 2009 conference on the topic “Brainstorming in the 21st Century.”In the talk, I will be looking at the differences between what Brainstorming was when Alex Osborn invented it in the 1950s and how Brainstorming is practiced now, I will review…
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I’ll be participating in the Beyond The Bottom Line conference on the 26th and 27th of February 2009. On the 27th, I’ll be leading a panel discussion on creativity, and running a workshop session on the 5 phases of creative insight. I’ll demonstrate practical techniques for how to generate more creative ideas on a daily…
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Recently I gave a talk on Idea Management Systems in capital cities across Australia for the Australian Computer Society. I am pleased to say that the pdf of the powerpoint presentation is now available from the Cognitive Transitions website at the following url: http://www.cognitive-transitions.com/acs/ims/IdeaPipelineACSMayJune2007pu.PDF. It will also be made available shortly through the ACS website….
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The venue and time for my seminar on Idea Management Systems in Sydney is: Mallesons,Level 61, Governor Phillip Tower,1 Farrer Place,Sydney Tuesday 29th May 2007 5:30pm for 6:05pm start – 8.30pm Free for ACS members, $55 for non-members. I look forward to seeing you there! The dates for the Brisbane and Darwin seminars are June…
On Monday and Tuesday, I will be presenting on Innovation Success through Idea Management Systems in Adelaide and Hobart. I will be in Adelaide on the 21st and Hobart on the 22nd of May. Details: Adelaide:Monday 21st May 2007, 5.30pm for 5.45pm startFinlaysons 81 Flinders Street ADELAIDE SADetails and registration: ACS website Hobart:Tuesday 22nd May…
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This week, I will be presenting on Innovation Success through Idea Management Systems in Perth and Melbourne as part of the “Creativity and Innovation in ICT” component of the Australian Computer Society Education Across the Nation program. I will be in Perth on the 15th and Melbourne on the 16th of May. Details: Perth:Tuesday May…
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I’m going to be giving a presentation on Idea Management Systems for the Australian Computer Society, as part of the ACS “Creativity and Innovation in ICT” series, entitled “The Idea Funnel and Innovation Management Systems”. The talk is in Canberra on Tuesday May 1st, at: The Southern Cross Club,(Orion Room),Corinna Street,Woden from 6PM. If you…
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