Basking in the British sun

In the classic Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds there are the following narrated words by Richard Burton Interspersed amongst the song “Forever Autumn”. “As I hastened through Covent Garden, Blackfriars and Billingsgate, more and more people...

An ambience to energise creative thinking

It seems that research and innovative ideas are being developed around the association between the ambiance of an environment and creative thinking. A blog on the ‘New and Improved’ website talks about how coffee shops provide just the right noise,...

Trend watching and consumer behaviour

Trend watching and consumer behaviour If you are interesting in trend watching and in getting an idea of what is in vogue, in fashion, falling out of fashion and other trend related activities try visiting http://www.trendwatching.com/briefing/. This website currently...

Breakfast innovation

I spoke at the City Business SWAP (breakfast business networking and motivational meeting) last Thursday on innovative thinking. Discussing what i believed to be the difference between creative and innovative thinking and how the Creative Thinking Sandpit could be...

Early morning productivity

I just finished reading this article on Easy to Rise (http://zenhabits.net/10-benefits-of-rising-early-and-how-to-do-it/) after it was recommended by Peter Crocker who is a member of  the Flying Solo community (http://www.flyingsolo.com.au/). It was a great reminder...