20/05/2018
When and where do your BEST IDEAS come streaming in?
We're all so busy with the busi-ness of thinking all day and every day. We've been led to believe that the tougher things get, the harder we need to think, and the harder we think, the easier things will be.
Often the more senior we become in our organisation, the more tightly we hold onto our thinking as the thing that got us there. But in truth, "the more thinking we run through our system, the more separate, noisy and individualized our experience gets" - Mara Gleason.
When asked when they get their best ideas, leaders will often tell you that theirs is while in the shower, walking in a forest or on holiday. Rarely is it when they're immersed in a cloud of thought, grappling with their latest challenge.
When do your get your best ideas?