Problem-solving is an art and it can be learned. Below is Edward De Bono’s useful five-step process for problem-solving. There are however different types of problem and they require different thinking styles in order to crack them. Here are some…
The other day I visited Ilfracombe and was suitably impressed by Damien Hirst’s Sculpture, Verity, who stands there at the harbour, an echo of Dega’s Dancer of 14 Years, looking out to sea. On loan to Devon Council for a…
As I drove back home from one of my workshops yesterday, I was listening to some Member of Parliament talking about the Conservative Party’s policies. Yes – I know – dull as ditch water. But there was one phrase that…
Last night I watched a program by a new stage magician, Ben Earl, who performed some very impressive tricks. Amongst the truly amazing array of stunts was one performed at Crosby beach. You may remember that I actually visited the…
Recently, I took a trip to see Antony Gormley’s sculpture at Another Place. In case you are unfamiliar with the work, it consists of the 100 cast iron figures that are located on Crosby Beach, just north of Liverpool. Gormley…
When you really think about it, what are you at the most fundamental level of existence? If I think about that question, I am inclined to say that my body is made up of cells and those cells are made…
Recently, I have been thinking about the concept of the Higher Self, the idea that we have a version of ourselves, within us, that is our true self; an intelligent state of mind that I remember Deepak Chopra describe as…
In my professional training, I was taught to judge things based on facts, to apply logic to arguments and to come to conclusions based on evidence. There is nothing wrong with doing any of that except that perhaps, it can…
One thing that happens to many people in life is they become so used to doing things a particular way, that they never really stop and think there may be an easier, better or more efficient way of doing the…
To me, art is something that speaks to me. It does not need to be something that I like or, indeed, something that other people like. In fact, there are works of art that I don’t really like at all…