by John | Dec 1, 2012 | Uncategorised
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...
by John | Nov 16, 2012 | Uncategorised
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...
by John | Nov 6, 2012 | Uncategorised
When I first heard about the following innovative product I visualised all those times when I’d seen people get off the plane, head to the luggage carousel and pick up their luggage. Adding this to their carry-on items would invariably involve slinging at least...
by John | Nov 6, 2012 | Uncategorised
When I saw Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner jump from beneath his balloon part of me wanted to have a go. How amazing would that be? I’ve jumped from planes but that was from 12,000 feet and not from something like 120,000 feet (24 miles or almost 40kms)....
by John | Oct 24, 2012 | Uncategorised
I came across the following quote a few days ago: Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people. Eleanor Roosevelt Whilst I do not agree with the implied assumptions within this quote the distinction between different focus areas,...
by John | Oct 12, 2012 | Uncategorised
I’ve just come across some interesting research with regards the influence of space. Noises sound louder in a dark room than in a light room. Space seems smaller in a dark room than in a light room. Warm colours evoke a sense of objects appearing closer whilst...
