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A spoonful of fair process helps the medicine go down
A spoonful of fair process helps the medicine go down

This article by Perspectiv’s Andy Wilkins and Chris Unsworth, Strategy Manager from National Grid ESO, is about how using ‘fair process’ can build or damage trust, which in turn influences engagement.

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Leadership, CollaborationAndy Wilkins10 October 2023Thought leadership
Andy Wilkins on the Creative Tech podcast
Andy Wilkins on the Creative Tech podcast

How can businesses of every size learn to embrace curiosity and creativity? Hear insights from Perspectiv’s Andy Wilkins on the Creative Tech podcast from the National Centre for Creativity enabled by AI.

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Innovation, Leadership, CollaborationAndy Wilkins3 October 2023Podcast
So you think you know how to Brainstorm? #2
So you think you know how to Brainstorm? #2

Part 2 of two posts about common mistakes people make when using Brainstorming, listing some inconvenient truths about meetings and emphasising the importance of using a trained facilitator.

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Collaboration, Complex problem solving, InnovationAndy Wilkins15 August 2023Thought leadership
So you think you know how to Brainstorm? #1
So you think you know how to Brainstorm? #1

Part 1 of two posts about common mistakes people make when using Brainstorming, highlighting the importance of the Defer Judgement principle and Perspectiv’s lineage from Alex Osborn who first introduced Brainstorming.

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Collaboration, Complex problem solving, InnovationAndy Wilkins6 July 2023Thought leadership
The awful truth about most meetings
The awful truth about most meetings

This post shares research findings about traditional meetings and provides some more inclusive, productive, and better-quality ways forward – highlighting the importance of process thinking and Facilitative Leadership.

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Collaboration, LeadershipAndy Wilkins6 July 2023Blog post
How two of the world’s largest tech companies chose CPS v6.1
How two of the world’s largest tech companies chose CPS v6.1

Two of the world’s largest tech companies used the same criteria to select a problem solving framework and after careful consideration they both chose CPSv6.1, which met and/or exceeded all nine criteria.

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Complex problem solving, Collaboration, InnovationAndy Wilkins6 July 2023Blog post
Best case Brainstorming
Best case Brainstorming

Andy Wilkins looks at what it takes to get the best results from Brainstorming and discusses how Brainstorming’s popularity has led to it being applied in many different ways that have resulted in negative associations.

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Complex problem solving, CollaborationAndy Wilkins6 July 2023Blog post
The hidden cause of many organisational tensions
The hidden cause of many organisational tensions

Whether you think there has always been change or whether you believe it is accelerating, the traditional organisational model is often a hidden root cause for many of the tensions we experience.

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Collaboration, LeadershipAndy Wilkins18 January 2023Thought leadership
From double to quadruple-loop learning
From double to quadruple-loop learning

This post introduces the Wilkins Terwindt Quadruple-Loop Learning Model as a framework for leaders to use learning as an enabler to innovation and leadership.

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Leadership, Innovation, Complex problem solvingAndy Wilkins4 December 2022Blog post
A talent-oriented approach to build high efficiency teams
A talent-oriented approach to build high efficiency teams

This interview with Ms. Lily Li, Director of Finance and Operations of Platinum Guild International China, appeared in Fortune Character Magazine, and highlights Perspectiv’s work to engender behaviour change and collaboration within the company.

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Collaboration, Innovation, Leadership, TrainingGuest Author1 December 2022Published article
The misery of uncertainty
The misery of uncertainty

Perspectiv’s Andy Wilkins muses on the quote that “most people prefer the certainty of misery to the misery of uncertainty” and recalls David Bowie in the 70s, who created his own unique niche in music and fashion.

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InnovationAndy Wilkins29 November 2022Blog post
Continual innovation #1: collective brilliance
Continual innovation #1: collective brilliance

To enable tacit knowledge to be shared and increase the potential for innovation within organisations, leadership needs to create favourable conditions and encourage dialogic conversations.

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Collaboration, Innovation, LeadershipAndy Wilkins3 July 2022Thought leadership
Continual innovation #2: favourable 'climate'
Continual innovation #2: favourable 'climate'

For organisations to stay competitive, retain talent, produce quality and be more productive, the number one responsibility of leadership is to create an innovative ‘climate’ that is genuinely open to different perspectives.

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Collaboration, Innovation, LeadershipAndy Wilkins2 July 2022Thought leadership
Continual innovation #3: extra strength conversations
Continual innovation #3: extra strength conversations

This article is about how to create extra strength conversations to enable more diverse, inclusive, equitable and ultimately far more effective knowledge sharing.

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Collaboration, Innovation, LeadershipAndy Wilkins1 July 2022Thought leadership
Quo vadis nunc?
Quo vadis nunc?

This Perspectiv article presents the ‘Innovation Maturity Grid’, a model for assessing the innovation maturity of an organisation based on the four key capabilities for sustainable innovation and change – product, process, people and press / climate.

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Innovation, Leadership, CollaborationAndy Wilkins19 June 2022Thought leadership
Educating for creativity and innovation
Educating for creativity and innovation

This Perspectiv report provides practical insights on how to increase the success of creativity and innovation training and education programmes in organisations, with examples highlighting a wide range of benefits.

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Innovation, TrainingAndy Wilkins29 May 2022Research report
The design process and creative problem solving
The design process and creative problem solving

Both ‘creative problem solving’ and ‘design thinking’ are approaches to help creativity, change, problem solving, and innovation – this article examines their similarities and differences and provides general conclusions.

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Collaboration, Innovation, LeadershipAndy Wilkins16 May 2022Thought leadership
Innovating business
Innovating business

To thrive in a competitive landscape, businesses must be willing to adapt – but what is innovation? This article looks at innovating business with examples from the London Stock Exchange Group.

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InnovationAndy Wilkins4 May 2022Thought leadership
A man found a cocoon
A man found a cocoon

An unknown source told a story about a man finding a cocoon. It has a moral that we see as being pertinent to individual development, teams and organisations: beware of taking away opportunities for others to grow.

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Leadership, CoachingAndy Wilkins28 March 2022Blog post
Creative Leadership: Setting the Stage for Innovation and Change
Creative Leadership: Setting the Stage for Innovation and Change

We work with the Centre for Creativity in Professional Practice at Bayes Business School to deliver this short course, designed to educate a new cadre of creative leaders.

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LeadershipGuest Author17 May 2021Video, Blog post
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