Tag Archives: creative thinking
Service design…..who are we designing for?
What do Sticky notes and a rubber chicken have in common? The possibility to change the world of course! Service Design thinking, for those who haven’t heard of it, is an interdisciplinary approach that offers great value for entrepreneurs and innovators in the field of services. Design thinking can help […]
Weekly Bits of Interest – 19 September 2011
In this week’s weekly bit of interest I’ve selected some interesting bits on creativity: Mo Fox (who is going to be at Creative Innovation 2011) says that consensus around new ideas is like kryptonite. Dave Gray co-author of ‘Gamestorming’ talks about how cubicle culture kills creativity.
Practical tools to drive innovation
Creativity; its all around us, but what does creativity mean for the public sector? When we look for creative outcomes, what are we actually looking for? We know that two key aspects of creativity are novelty and usefulness, and that understanding these components can help us apply creative thinking to […]
Imagine if… Creative Innovation 2010
Imagine if people from around Australia and beyond came together to learn how to think differently about problems and re-invent the future. This was what Creative Innovation 2010 challenged its participants to conceive, and sought to deliver. Featuring more than 30 speakers from a wide range of backgrounds and interests, […]
MindLab – A Danish public sector innovation lab and a stage for public sector collaboration
I recently visited the Danish MindLab in Copenhagen. A collaboration between the Danish Ministries of Economic and Business Affairs, Taxation and Employment, MindLab is a cross-Ministry innovation lab that facilitates the active involvement of citizens and businesses in developing new public sector solutions. MindLab specialises in facilitating discussions between public […]