Why won’t the world change? Simple. We don’t ask it to. We see problems and we are quiet. We don’t question enough. We walk through life accepting what is handed to us. All world changes stared with a question. Is this right? Is this fair? Is this the way it should be? Is there something more? When we ask out…
It is so easy to follow the should's or ought to's. The things we are expected to do according to our mothers, our friends, and just society in general. But why not take a leap. Do something few have the guts to do! What does living in safety mean? It means being ordinary, being average. Average doesn't exist anyway. And who…
What happens when a Deviant Thinker joins the group? For many people, the thought of a Deviant Thinker joining their committee, is the equivalent of someone scraping their nails across a chalk board. Deviant Thinking creates disharmony within a group. But the question is: "Is disharmony bad?" According to Charlan J. Nemeth & Jack Goncalo there is great value in…
Everything you know is wrong, Are you OK with that? This is a statement that I have been toying with for some time. Am I okay with the fact that everything I know is wrong? I think this is something we all have to be OK with. And big letters OK. If we believe that we are right, we limit…
by Jennifer Thompson, Ambassador for Deviant Thinking It is incredibly easy to be effective as a leader of innovation. Yet so many managers get in the way of themselves and their teams. Try these surprising yet simple ideas to support more innovation in your organization. 1) Get out of your office. Your company's next big idea is not coming from your corner office. It…
