Innovation

Google's "20% time" policy, allowing employees to work on personal projects, sparked innovation like Gmail. Adapting this concept to foster creativity, encourage curiosity and risk-taking while acknowledging potential challenges and implementation strategies is something we can all learn from.

Strategic quitting is a valuable skill in both business and personal life. Rather than signaling failure, thoughtful decisions to quit can lead to better alignment with goals, improved wellbeing, and new opportunities for growth.

Churchill revealed that transformative ideas require both deep societal immersion and strategic withdrawal. Psychic dynamite emerges from alternating between civilisation's complexity and wilderness reflection - the secret behind history's greatest breakthroughs.

True innovation emerges when organisations foster deep reflection while maintaining clear purpose. It demands relentless curiosity and thrives on collaboration, growing through constant refinement. The magic happens when ideas flow freely in an environment designed for exploration.

Disruptive innovation transforms markets by serving overlooked customers with simpler solutions, as shown by Skyscanner's reshaping of travel booking. Established companies often miss these threats until it's too late.

How we form meaningful ideas through lived experience, personal insight, and reflection - moving beyond formal structures to embrace the natural rhythms of thought and understanding in both personal and professional realms.

&Juliet musical reimagines Shakespeare by giving Juliet agency beyond tragedy. This "alternative endings" approach drives innovation through "what if?" thinking, challenging assumptions in business, education, and life whilst encouraging us to write our own stories.

The Unboxing Ideas Framework structures innovation through four stages: Prep, Brew, Aha, and Check. Based on Wallas' 1926 creative process model, it uses targeted questions to guide collaborative problem-solving across education, business, and social sectors.

"We've Always Done It Like That" (WADILT) stifles innovation. Breaking from tradition through curiosity, experimentation, and embracing failure as feedback enables adaptation and progress. Change isn't rebellion - it's thoughtful evolution toward better solutions.

Gandhi's progression from beliefs to destiny reveals how education systems can stifle childhood creativity. By questioning everything, celebrating mistakes, and embracing messiness, we can nurture the creative sparks needed to reshape our world.

Digital transformation succeeds when companies amplify existing strengths rather than abandoning their identity. Start with problems, not platforms. Put people before technology. Build on what works instead of chasing trends. Authentic evolution beats revolutionary disruption.