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Hi folks That's the bad news I'm afraid! Whilst it might still have been possible to run a smaller event in Feb. 2010 we really want the first conference to go with a bang rather than a fizzle! I also wanted to make sure that all those wonderful International guests and colleagues didn't find themselves with a non-refundable airfare if we canceled too late! So the decision has been made to postpone by a year. The venue have carried over our deposit so it will still be in Ballarat around the sa… Continue

30+ Tools for Running an Online Business, is a comprehensive list that will keep you busy for a week. Bookmark it and go put on some coffee, you’ll need a hit to help you focus on this long list of amazing online services fro business. With sites like this one I often use a nifty PDF converter to create and download a hard copy of the website for offline viewing. Here’s one I use with firefox… Continue

CREATIVITY OZ – The first creativity conference in Australia! After loads and loads of thinking, planning, visiting, searching, and more thinking… We are delighted to let you know that Australia’s first-ever creativity conference will be held at the Mercure Conference Centre in Ballarat from Thursday 11 February to Sunday 14 February 2010. We already have an impressive list of top international and local creativity leaders lined up to run the various workshop sessions and keynote presen… Continue

It’s disappointing to hear so much talk of doom and gloom in the media. Sure we have an economic downturn, but so what? That shouldn’t mean we lie down and groan – why not sit up and see what positives can come from the situation? The first and most obvious one is – not everyone is going to be worse off! Even if you see your particular market sector drop by 15% as is predicted by some – remember you couldn’t cope with the WHOLE market anyway! What percentage of your market do you think you have… Continue

The Board of Innovation aims at bringing more practical understanding and providing an open platform to facilitate innovation transactions. This includes… sharing best practices and examples in the Magazine; providing a platform for Innovation Jobs; and capturing and visualising innovative Business Models for cross-industry application. The Expert Board of Innovation brings together a global team of innovation exe… Continue

Well, it all seemed to go pretty well on 3AW radio with host Denis Walter in Melbourne last Tuesday. And it was fun! We talked about 'thinking' and why we need to do more of it, right through from education systems through organisations and in our social and family groups. Some interesting callers too! It's a bit like saying, "Are there any questions?" at the end of a keynote - you have no idea what's coming. It's also great to practice what we preach - I had to 'think' a lot more in this unusua… Continue

If you're in Melbourne next Tuesday 7 April and near a radio...? At this stage I'm scheduled to be on the Denis Walter show on 3AW at a little after 1.00pm - just after the news. Should go ahead unless major news happens. I'l be talking with Denis about Thinking. (Surprise, surprise!) The idea is to introduce some tips on thinking better and solving problems... Fingers crossed! Should be phone-in questions too so they tell me. Continue

Why is it that people always reflect on how as adults we often loose our imaginative creativity and playfulness yet we rarely invite young people in to our innovation projects? Clearly kids and teens have some advantages over adults yet we dismiss them in the corporate environment and leave them to their art and music. Kids have great ideas and often simple solutions to may problems they encounter. Children eagarly work with their peers to develop and change and the have a built in culture of i… Continue