by John-Paul Crofton | Jan 22, 2025 | Leadership & Decision Making, Change Management, Creativity & Innovation, Fundamentals, Leadership, Learning, Motivation, Problem Solving & Decision Making, Public Services Innovation, Social Innovation
All too often a team groups together to do a brainstorming session to solve a problem. But despite the excitement the outcome is a disappointing failure: The ‘Minimum Acceptable Solution’, IntroductionWhat is Brainstorming and Group Problem Solving?The Excitement of...
by John-Paul Crofton | Jan 21, 2025 | Leadership & Decision Making, Change Management, Community & Social Challenges, Fundamentals, Health and Wellbeing, NHS, Problem Solving & Decision Making, Public Services Innovation, Purpose & Wellbeing, Social Change, Social Impact, Social Innovation
Defining the problem is usually the very first step in most public sector projects and initiatives. However, starting by creating a fixed definition of the problem often leads the work to failure. Why? Because this approach limits decision making thinking agency and...
by John-Paul Crofton | Sep 8, 2024 | diversity, Change Management, Fundamentals, Leadership & Decision Making, Social Impact
For many organisations, diversity has become a buzzword. The reality of organisational diversity is that it is often reduced to a box ticking exercise. While businesses and media are eager to showcase diverse representation, diversity is often mistaken as simply...
by John-Paul Crofton | Jun 27, 2024 | Leadership & Decision Making, Change Management, Complete Guides, Creativity & Innovation, Fundamentals, Learning, Problem Solving & Decision Making
The edge of possible is an approach that unlocks new opportunities for individuals and organisations. Whilst empowering us to navigate challenges with agility. It also breaks us out of cycles of fixing problems. Encouraging us to recognise and seize the opportunities...
by John-Paul Crofton | Jun 19, 2024 | Change Management, Engagement, Fundamentals, Leadership & Decision Making, Motivation, Problem Solving & Decision Making, Tools For Change
Why do we have comfort zones? For us all to have them they must have a strong evolutionary purpose. We can find that in the science of ecological niches. This approach can give us a fresh perspective on resistance to social change and how we can make it more easier...
by John-Paul Crofton | Jun 12, 2024 | Change Management, Creativity & Innovation, Fundamentals, Leadership & Decision Making, Learning, Problem Solving & Decision Making, Social Impact, Stakeholder Engagement, Tools For Change
Elliot Rogers explained his Diffusion of Innovation Theory through a psychological model of change that is now long out of date. How can a modern understanding of psychology be applied to the diffusion of innovation to speed it up? Introduction to the Psychology...
