Category Archives: Creative Problem Solving (CPS)
by Us on June 4th, 2013
Latest Kindling out now
Spring has sprung, and with it, fresh thinking. If it’s not sunny where you are, or if you’re feeling sluggish, dip into Kindling now. Kindling is a bit of brain fuel for you, from KILN. The latest issue is here. ...More >
by Kate Hammer on June 3rd, 2013
Mashup Thinking: An article & a TEDx talk from KILN
Mashup thinking is a way of getting to breakthrough ideas by marrying your business challenge to something going on in another field. Do the mash Doing mashups using CPS means drawing on other fields to frame a question that will ...More >
by Gregg Fraley on May 30th, 2013
Have you heard of CPSI?
KILN is a sponsor of the upcoming CPSI conference. Have you heard of CPSI (pronounced “SibSEE”)? CPSI is back on a college campus this year at its historic home State University of Buffalo in New York. CPSI is not, strictly ...More >
by Indy Neogy on January 15th, 2013
Destructive intelligence
We have over years of developing analytical intelligence in business accidentally created a focus on destructive intelligence. What is destructive intelligence? The problem lies in this quote from Yes, Prime Minister: “Many people have the power to stop things happening ...More >
by Kate Hammer on November 21st, 2012
Training: the fastest way to make agility real
Doing disruptive innovation Elsewhere we’ve written about the important role training plays in helping teams become more efficient. Efficiency and culture norming aren’t the only reasons to train. It’s abundantly clear that the hardest part of innovation today is the ...More >
by Us on November 2nd, 2012
Seeking a highly effective accelerant for business results?
Invest in creativity and innovation training. Here’s why: The mandate to innovate is meaningless if people don’t have the capabilities needed to do creative innovation work. It’s that simple. The good news is: these capabilities can be fostered in the ...More >
by Gregg Fraley on October 31st, 2012
Creative Problem Solving training improves team efficiency
Creative Problem Solving (CPS, Osborn-Parnes) training makes an immediate and lasting impact on team productivity. If people don’t understand the basis of individual and organisational creativity, innovation will be hit or miss. “Organic” problem solving is generally inefficient. First, without ...More >
by Gregg Fraley on October 9th, 2012
The Magic of “How Might We…?”
AT KILN we read with interest and delight a recent Harvard Business Review blog by Warren Berger, “The Secret Phrase Top Innovators Use.” The magic phrase is How Might We – and it’s the phrase that’s the start of a question ...More >
by Kate Hammer on September 24th, 2012
Introverts workshop in Nottingham
KILN’s Chief Scanner (and lead introvert) Indy Neogy heads to Nottingham on 18 October 2012 to run a day-long workshop on Creativity for Introverts. The workshop is hosted by Antenna Media Centre, Nottingham’s “space to create”. Organisation of this workshop ...More >
by Kate Hammer on July 20th, 2012
Sharing StoryFORMs at Shoppers Insights
Yesterday, I had the good fortune to close a terrific day of conversations big and small here at Shoppers Insights. This is an annual conference hosted by the Institute of International Research. People come in the hundreds for up to ...More >