Curiosity - The Key To Your Future Success
By Mark Hodgson on 11 August 2016
One of the emerging ‘hot topics’ is the increasing awareness that computers and artificial intelligence are going to transform our world more rapidly and profoundly than we thought possible.
Boosting Performance Through Better Brain & Body Integration
By Silvia Damiano on 28 July 2016
We are living in extraordinary times. Every day, we hear about new scientific discoveries, technological developments and business ideas that we’d not considered possible even a decade ago. The more we understand the biology of this complex organ, the more we can understand why we do …
Generosity - Why It Is Good For Your Bottom Line
By Mark Hodgson on 15 July 2016
When people learn to think beyond themselves and are able to develop a generous approach towards those around them, a sense of collective energy is generated. This translates into the willingness to contribute to the ‘cause’, whatever this might be.
From The Hospital On Election Day
By Silvia Damiano on 3 July 2016
Saturday it was Election Day in Australia. It’s been a long and arduous campaign but the final “Game of Thrones” like battle between the Liberal and Labor parties has finally arrived. Who will emerge victorious?
A New Leadership Model For The VUCA World
By Mark Hodgson on 1 June 2016
Einstein is famous for his saying that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Yet some of the smartest people in our businesses do exactly this. When it comes to leadership training, we have learnt very little. For the m …
Preparing Ourselves For High Performance
By Mark Hodgson on 19 May 2016
Performance is probably the most common word in the business lexicon. We have performance indicators, performance management, business performance, personal performance and of course high performance. Performance is at the heart of what we strive to achieve as leaders – for ourselves …
Putting Agility At The Heart Of Everything
By Mark Hodgson on 4 May 2016
When we talk about ‘Command and Control’ leadership models, we often use examples derived from the military. We envisage a small number of Generals defining objectives, creating strategies and then handing down unquestioned orders through the ‘chain of command’ to mobilise thousands o …
Implicit Intelligence And Innovation
By Kaushik Ram on 21 April 2016
Innovation is neither science nor entrepreneurship. It is a very human desire to upgrade our existence. An inner drive to see the world differently. A relentless passion, an obsession to investigate, an urgency to create with what we have now!!!
3 Basic Steps To Develop Your Creative Mind
By Silvia Damiano on 14 April 2016
It is only in recent times that neuroscientists are starting to unravel what happens when we create. We used to leave creativity in the hands of prodigies and talented artists, but now we know that it is something that anyone can do and nurture.
The Age Of Affect: Learning To Speak The Language Of Our Human Essence
By Silvia Damiano on 31 March 2016
When Matt Jackson joined me in co-authoring “The Poetry of Leadership” book last year, my ‘scientific mind’ questioned itself very rapidly. Why would a well-articulated and experienced poet such as Matt, want to be involved with someone who has never written any poetry? Would I be abl …
Finding Your Creative Flow
By Matt Jackson on 24 March 2016
This story is my gift to you based on what I have discovered about my relationship with Flo (short for flow not Florence).
i4 Tales At Vivid Ideas 2016: The Neuroscience Of Creative Thinking
By Silvia Damiano on 17 March 2016
In a world where ideas and people’s thinking is what’s adding value to the economy, demystifying creativity and understanding what happens in the brain when we daydream, imagine new things or experience ‘eureka’ moments has become more important than ever.