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11/06/2026

On Chinese New Year's Day in 2003, after four months of agonizing, Dr. D — Thinkergy's founder — had a Eureka moment in Bangkok that revealed what he was here to do. The realization didn't come from analysis. It came from incubation.
That company became Thinkergy.

In Part 2 of his new piece, Dr. D shares incubation — the master practice that produced both of the largest breakthroughs of his life — and three more expressive practices for inviting the deeper creative mind to deliver.

Part 2 is on thinkergy.com. Part 1, with the four receptive practices, is linked inside.

NEW in the Thinkergy Blog: 8 Ways to Invite a Breakthrough Idea (Part 2)
https://www.thinkergy.com/blog/8-ways-to-invite-a-breakthrough-idea-part-2

In Part 1 of this article two weeks ago, I described the iceberg of the creative mind — the conscious tip above the waterline, the vast subconscious below, and the superconscious sea the whole iceberg floats in. I shared the first four practices for accessing the deeper waters: lingering in the li...

28/05/2026

Salvador Dalí sat upright in a chair with a heavy key over an upside-down plate. The instant he drifted off, the key fell, the clang woke him — and he reached for the canvas with hypnagogic images still vivid.

Edison did something similar with a steel ball.

In his new blog article, Dr. D — Thinkergy's founder — names what these geniuses knew: the borderland between sleep and waking is one of four doorways into the subconscious creative mind. In fact, the article was born while staying longer in bed and lingering in lumberland 5 minutes longer.

Part 1 of this 2-article episode is on thinkergy.com. The four practices inside are receptive. Part 2 will turn expressive.

8 Ways to Invite a Breakthrough Idea (Part 1)
https://www.thinkergy.com/blog/8-ways-to-invite-a-breakthrough-idea-part-1

Where do your best ideas come from? Be honest — are they born at your desk, while you're consciously grinding away at a problem? Or do they arrive somewhere else entirely — in the shower, on a run, half-asleep, staring out a window?

14/05/2026

Some habits deserve to be kept. Others deserve to be broken. And most of us confuse the two — and pay the cost in quiet creative shrinkage.

In his new article, Dr. D — Thinkergy's founder — builds on James Clear's Atomic Habits while adding the complementary layer Clear's book, by its focus, leaves out: the discipline of habit-breaking.

Four diagnostic questions to sort your habit keepers from your habit breakers, plus a counterclockwise run in a Bangkok park that explains more than it should.

Full piece on: https://www.thinkergy.com/blog/beyond-atomic-habits-the-two-faces-of-habit-every-creative-leader-needs

Which of your daily habits are quietly making your life easier — and which are quietly making your life smaller? Are your routines the scaffolding that holds up your creative work, or the walls of the comfort zone that locks you in? And do you know which is which?

30/04/2026

In his new piece, Dr. D — Thinkergy's founder and chief ideator — opens with a confession: he is not great with names. So nearly two decades ago, he turned his memory problem into a creativity game his workshop delegates and students play to win.

The brief he gives every cohort: by the end of the training, find a creative way to make it impossible for him to forget your name.

Some hand him a business card. A handful try harder. Once, a young Thai woman waited for him to sit down at the instructor's desk — onto a row of corkboard pins, points up — before stepping forward: "I'm so sorry, Ajarn — my name is Pin."

Four levels of creativity, on thinkergy.com.�https://www.thinkergy.com/blog/say-my-name-how-a-memory-problem-became-a-creativity-game

How creative are you when something personal is on the line? Imagine somebody you want to be remembered by needs to learn your name — and you have one shot to make it stick. What do you do?

16/04/2026

What if the most powerful creative archetype of the future isn’t Edison or Van Gogh—but both? In the Sixth Wave of innovation—moving 8x faster than the internet era—creative leaders must operate at two extremes simultaneously:

⚡ Build, scale, and monetize like Edison�
🎨 Access deep, non-conscious creativity like Van Gogh

This isn’t a contradiction. It’s a requirement.

The innovators who will define this era are not just systematic thinkers or emotional visionaries—but hybrids capable of translating inner truth into real-world impact. Let's call this archetype: Vincent van Edison.

The question is no longer: Which one are you?�The question is: Can you become both—fast enough?

👉 New in the Thinkergy Blog: Vincent van Edison: The Creative Archetype Powering the Sixth Wave

https://www.thinkergy.com/blog/vincent-van-edison-the-creative-archetype-powering-the-sixth-wave-2

Edison — yes. That I could immediately understand. But Van Gogh? The tortured Post-Impressionist who famously sold exactly one painting in his entire lifetime, who spiraled through mental breakdowns, who cut off his own ear? That is supposed to be part of my creative DNA?

30/03/2026

Big moment for our work on the Sixth Wave of Technology Innovation.

The journal article “The Sixth Wave Reframed: Technological Convergence and Causal Layered Analysis” of Thinkergy founder Dr. Detlef Reis (Dr. D) has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Futures Studies (JFS).

What does this mean? Three core ideas are now peer-reviewed and validated within the futures studies community:
• Human-centered technologies as a third Sixth Wave tech space
• The Sixth Wave as a convergence phenomenon (not a single-tech wave)
• A reframing through a CLA — captured in the maxim “Less, but Better”

In short: Our expanded Sixth Wave framework is now
→ theoretically anchored
→ methodologically grounded
→ and academically defended

For Dr. D and Thinkergy, this creates a strong foundation for what comes next. We're currently working on the final layout design of Dr. D's upcoming book:
Surfing the Sixth Wave of Innovation (Q3 2026)

And yes — now, it will be: “Based on peer-reviewed research published in JFS.”

More to come.

26/03/2026

🌊 Surfing the Sixth Wave — KIMPACT Forum 2026

Thinkergy's founder, Dr. Detlef Reis (Dr. D), was invited to speak at the KIMPACT Forum 2026 in Bangkok (hosted by the Institute of Knowledge & Innovation, South-East Asia, Bangkok University). He delivered a keynote on the Sixth Wave of Technology Innovation.

Dr. D shared that we are no longer talking about the future. The Sixth Wave is already unfolding.

And it’s different. Not one dominant technology — but the convergence of:
⚡ Digital 🌱 Clean 🧠 Human-centered
technologies. And guess what? The real opportunity lies where they intersect.

📖 More on this soon in Dr. D's upcoming book:
“Surfing the Sixth Wave of Technology Innovation”
(Planned release: Q3 2026)

👉 Leadership happens before certainty.

16/03/2026

Genius Journey through Bangkok at ISPIM Connects 2026

Last Tuesday, around 30 brave ISPIM delegates joined me for a Genius Journey Walkshop through Bangkok as part of the ISPIM Connects Bangkok Innovation Conference.
Brave is the right word: the group mastered their courage to explore the city at 36°C in the afternoon heat — a fitting start aligned with Genius Journey Stop #1:
👉 Stop your doubts, worries and fears — start being a courageous, action-oriented and persistent believer.

🎭 Thinking “Out of the Box” — Literally
Our journey began with the Mask Walk at Siam Center. Participants wore square box-shaped masks while walking through a busy shopping mall.
The reactions of bystanders were fascinating and mirrored Everett Rogers’ Innovation Adoption Theory:
• ~15–20% reacted positively — cheering, taking photos, engaging�
• ~34% observed with neutral curiosity�•
~34% didn’t notice — absorbed in their phones or thoughts�• ~16–20% reacted negatively — even trying to stop the group
Exactly what happens when disruptive innovations appear in society.
The deeper lesson connects to Genius Journey Stop #2:
👉 Stop your ego (your social mask) and start being yourself.
Participants reflected on how often we hide behind expectations and roles.�The paradox of creativity is simple:
You can only think outside the box when you drop the mask you wear inside it.

🧠 Fresh Dots for Creative Leaders
At the Bangkok Art & Culture Centre, the focus shifted to Genius Journey Stop #6:
👉 Stop being trapped in the expert tunnel — become a T-shaped leader who collects and connects fresh dots.
Art museums are ideal places to gather unexpected inspiration beyond one's domain of expertise.
Breakthrough ideas often emerge from connecting distant dots.

⛰ Perspective and Purpose
At Wat Saket (Golden Mount) — historically one of the highest vantage points in Bangkok — participants reflected on deeper questions:
• Why are we here now?�• What motivates us intrinsically?�• What impact do we want to create?
A reminder from the Genius Journey:
👉 Love what you do — intrinsic motivation fuels creativity.

🌿 Movement, Nature and Creative Incubation
The final stretch took us through Benchakitti Park, connecting to Genius Journey Stops #8 and #9:
👉 Move, change and flex yourself.�👉 Be mindfully present.
Walking in nature activates incubation processes that support breakthrough creativity.

🚆 A Moving Classroom
During four hours, the group explored Bangkok using BTS, MRT, canal boat, tuk-tuk and foot, transforming the city into a mobile creativity laboratory.
Many participants later shared that the Genius Journey Walkshop was the highlight of the conference.

Creative leadership cannot be learned only in classrooms.
Sometimes it starts by walking through a city with curiosity, courage — and occasionally wearing a box on your head.

13/03/2026

Thinkergy's founder, Dr. Detlef Reis (Dr. D), presented two research papers at the ISPIM Connects Bangkok Innovation Conference 2026 this week at Kasetsart University. A personal highlight was presenting his new paper:

“Deep Trance Identification (DTI): An Advanced Creativity Tool for Creative Leaders.”

In the session, Dr. D introduced DTI, an experiential creativity technique designed to help leaders temporarily access alternative creative identities and altered states of awareness to unlock breakthrough thinking.

Most creativity tools focus on thinking differently.
DTI explores something different: being different while thinking.

The technique combines:
• altered states of focused awareness
• identification with admired creative role models
• embodied expression (voice, posture, perspective)

Rather than generating ideas directly, DTI aims to create the psychological conditions that enable breakthrough insights to emerge later — often during incubation.

A particularly encouraging moment came after the session when innovation management legend Prof. John Bessant, who attended the presentation, shared enthusiastic feedback about this pioneering attempt to make breakthrough creativity more accessible through advanced creativity techniques.

In addition, Dr. D's colleague, Dr. Ronald Vatananan-Thesenvitz, presented a second paper that they jointly authored: “Perspectives on Creative Leadership: A Bibliometric Analysis.”

The study maps the evolution of the creative leadership research field and highlights emerging themes and opportunities for future research.

Great discussions followed both presentations.

Dr. D and Dr. Ronald are looking forward to continuing this research journey and exploring how non-conscious creativity processes can complement traditional innovation methods and empower creative leadership in the age of AI.

20/02/2026

Bangkok is more than a metropolis. It is a creative catalyst.

Over the years, I’ve come to realize why Bangkok is one of the most powerful places in the world for creative leaders:
• It thrives on paradox�• It fuels intensity without burnout�• It encourages rhythm (focus + incubation)
�• It offers psychological safety�• It connects global “fresh dots” effortlessly�• It trains tolerance for ambiguity
• It triggers breakthrough creativity
Bangkok was also where I had my Black Sheep awakening — and where Thinkergy was born.

In this new article, I explore why Bangkok is not just livable — but creatively catalytic.

If you’re joining ISPIM Connects Bangkok 2026 in two-and-a-half weeks, I’ll be hosting a Genius Journey Walkshop there. Bangkok will be our co-facilitator.

👉 New in the Thinkergy Blog: Why Bangkok Is One of the Most Creative Cities to Live (and Lead) From

https://www.thinkergy.com/blog/why-bangkok-is-one-of-the-most-creative-cities-to-live-and-lead-from

When I was invited by the International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM) to run a Genius Journey Walkshop at the upcoming ISPIM Connects Bangkok Innovation Conference on March 9-11, 2026, I smiled. Not because I was looking forward to the extra effort required to organize this....