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Nov. THINKSPOT: Twixtmas – a time for binge doing

Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010

A campaign to encourage binge doing – to make the world a better place using the five days of Twixtmas – between the Christmas and New Year Holidays is being launched by the Forum. The not-for-profit campaign is aiming to encourage everyone to make the most of the opportunity to take small practical actions to [...]

OCT. THINKSPOT: We need a Time Tax – a case of taking the pith

Friday, October 1st, 2010

It appears sales of oranges have been declining over recent years – and a key reason being that people just do not want to spend the time peeling them. This obscure fact reinforces one of my fundamental messages for creativity, flexible thinking and brand communications – that you need to give people short steps, otherwise change does [...]

SEPT. THINKSPOT: Swine Flu – should we have a big party?

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

These last two years may not go down in history as a great time – a time dominated by economic recession and gloom and doom. Yet, should we now be celebrating a near miss from catastrophe, a success in avoiding a major disaster? Where some 64,500 people are alive who were predicted to die. Just [...]

World Cup provides a great opportunity for your creativity

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

The forthcoming World Cup is an outstanding opportunity to boost your creativity and come up with great new ideas according to a leading creative thinktank.

The feast of football can be harnessed as a carnival for personal creativity claims the Flexible Thinking Forum, and is providing an 11 point gameplan to help armchair fans be more creative during the tournament.

Election special: Not asking the right questions, the Jedward factor, Aversive Tories, and getting the politicians we deserve.

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

With the election this week we have seen a display by various political parties to demonstrate their differences and how they offer the best choice.

I was just wondering if we have gone about this the wrong way. Rather than initially highlight the points of difference should we not at first examine what they all have in common.

A complaint about this so-called ‘most exciting election for years’ is that it isn’t.

There appears a remarkable disinterest among the general public, marked by an inability to mark any real difference between the different parties.