Author Archives: Laurel

“No You Can’t Do That”

Recently I have been coming across people who are finding the whole notion of getting their ideas knocked back really frustrating. The RMIT students I mentor were talking about it,  people who are in big organisations are describing it to … Continue reading

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Organisational Culture

  Last week I attended  a webinar that got me thinking. The focus of the webinar was organisational culture and the relationship of Unwritten Ground Rules (UGRs) and the locus of control. UGRs according to Steve Simpson are “the way we … Continue reading

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6 Thinking Hats Workshop

“A huge thanks for what was hands down the best and most practical training I have ever done.  As a mediator I loved the close parallels between the hats and the various stages and foci of mediation, but even apart … Continue reading

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Power of Perception Workshop

  It has been said that up to 90% of the mistakes we make are not a result of poor logic, but a result of mistakes in our perception. The “Power of Perception” training will provide you with 10 simple … Continue reading

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Pictures and Conversations

“and what is the use of a book” thought Alice” without pictures or conversations?” ( Lewis Carroll) Randomly coming across this quote while looking for something pithy about conversations on the web set me thinking about the linkage between pictures … Continue reading

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6 Thinking Hats Workshop

  People and organisations are seeking improvement and quality across many areas except that which is the most important – the quality of the way we think. If we improve the quality of our thinking the quality of the actions … Continue reading

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Complexity & Marketing

I recently facilitated a workshop for a Victorian Government Department where the question was around their products and services and how they are working with their market place. We worked with the internal customers to understand their ideas and views … Continue reading

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Knowledge Management

Having recently participated in the development of a KM strategy for DSE and been part of the KM Asia forum, it started me thinking again about KM and revisiting some of the work I did when I was with VPSCIN … Continue reading

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Creative Thinking in Hong Kong

  Over the last two weeks I facilitated Creative Thinking and Problem Solving Workshops in Hong Kong. The workshop was in two parts…one part with 20 enthusiastic tertiary students and the other with an equally enthusiastic group of staff. The … Continue reading

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Brain Blast

Colleagues of mine are running a highly interactive and fun 3 hour session on Dec 3 – Brain Blast! I’d highly recommend this to anyone who wants to become: More resilient, Move from Strategic-Planning to Strategic Doing, Be able to … Continue reading

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