#ThinkfullyHabits — #ThinkfullyHabits

#ThinkfullyHabit: Go to the intersection

Have you heard of The Medici Effect? It’s a term inspired by the powerful Italian bankers, the Medici family, who were at the heart of breaking down traditional barriers to ignite the burst of Renaissance creativity.

Link ThinkingThinkfullySeptember 10, 2021Creativity

#ThinkfullyHabit: Fail to deliver

There’s lots of wisdom around failing fast and learning from mistakes. Much focus is given to dealing effectively with failure. Less attention is given to how mistakes can be a potential source of inspiration for trying something new.

ThinkfullyAugust 17, 2021Learning, Failure

#ThinkfullyHabit: Doubt it

Many of us prefer to keep doubt at arm’s length. It can feel like the enemy, especially if it renders us unable to make progress, blocks our ability to make decisions and causes us to pontificate rather than move forward. But what if a nagging feeling of doubt or a chronic sense of unease was actually more helpful than not?

Depth ThinkingThinkfullyAugust 17, 2021Mindsets

#ThinkfullyHabit: Sit back

When the stakes are so high, sitting back to relax is the last thing you’d expect to be helpful when trying to make such important improvements. However, it turns out that sitting back may be a necessary part of the process.

Click ThinkingThinkfullyJuly 27, 2021Time out

#ThinkfullyHabit: Shuffle it

Just like the shuffle button throws up interesting and unexpected discoveries on your playlist, shuffling and organising your thoughts and ideas can do the same. If you’ve got a bunch of options and ideas then sorting and rearranging them in different ways can help you see things afresh; revealing patterns not yet seen.

Depth ThinkingThinkfullyJuly 27, 2021

#ThinkfullyHabit: Switch on your 'spidey senses'

We are pattern spotters. We love to see connections and work out how things fit together. The other side of the coin is spotting when patterns don’t quite fit together in the right way. However, this can be hard. It’s less obvious and we’re not always tuned into the signals.

Depth ThinkingThinkfullyJuly 13, 2021Curiosity, Mindsets

#ThinkfullyHabit: Break down

You are taken into a room with a table which has three items laid out i) a box of tacks ii) a book of matches iii) a candle. Your task is to attach the candle to the wall using any of the items available, without the candle wax dripping onto the table below. What do you do?

Depth ThinkingThinkfullyJuly 13, 2021Problem solving

#ThinkfullyHabit: Embrace the obstacle

When you hit an obstacle should you…i) Avoid it or run at it? Approach it willingly or reluctantly? Resist or embrace it?

ThinkfullyJune 25, 2021Experiment, Stuck