If you are prone to any kind of creative block - i.e. writer’s block - then AI chatbots might be able to help you out.

Edward de Bono (Six Thinking Hats, Lateral Thinking, so many other books) was brilliant and creative.  If you don’t know who he is then I recommend looking him up.  Any introduction that I would put together won’t do him justice.

I like to play games. Games were a huge part of my childhood—whether they were board games (Clue was one of my favorites!) or card games (huge Canasta fan), in our house, we played a lot of games. Gonna date myself a bit here, but once computer games became a thing, I...

To say that I am a fan of the 6 Thinking Hats would be an understatement.  If you aren’t familiar with it, check out this post.

Have you ever found a different way to approach a problem? Damien and I are always on the lookout for new ways to find solutions. One of the methods we implemented a year or so ago was the use of lateral thinking which looks to solve problems through an indirect and...

Enhancing Decision-Making with The 6 Thinking Hats

About a year ago, Damien found Edward de Bono’s work on The 6 Thinking Hats for decision-making strategy. We implemented our own process within the business and have found it very useful when making big decisions (even for...

Real talk - this post is mainly for me.  

We were recently faced with a business situation and used the six thinking hats to make our final decision.

Edward de Bono introduced the concept of lateral thinking in 1967.   Also called creative thinking, the process challenges people to solve problems by using more than logical reasoning (often called vertical thinking).

Do you struggle with making decisions for your business or personal life? Do you often feel confused, conflicted, or biased when facing a problem? Do you wish you could explore different perspectives and options without getting into arguments or jumping to conclusions?If...