Thinking Tools

The Ask Einstein process allows the participants of any creative session to apply hundreds of unique directional questions in order to find innovative solutions to challenges and opportunities. Ask Einstein asks the right questions to allow you to unlock your great ideas, no matter how big the group or what the challenge is.

A more efficient and fun version of mind mapping, the Spiders Web enables the user to quickly generate lots of ideas through different associations and non associations as well as lateral thinking for the topic they are brainstorming. Not only is is very effective, but also really simple and easy to use.

The Spin Cycle is a creative tool designed specifically to challenge the entrenched beliefs about an organisation, product or service. Only once we get our minds to break free from the way it's always been and train ourselves to approach problems or opportunities from a different angle, can you really see great results.

An entertaining and enlightening 2 hour audio program that explores Gary's creative tools and includes special features, real life stories and inspiring quotes all designed to stimulate your creative mind.

BiGNOA is a process driven 5 step system that enables companies to effectively scrutinize their operations in order to identify their greatest future opportunities and then design an action plan to secure those opportunities.

In my experience people tend to use brainstorming to generate lots of ideas, but once the session is over, all you are left with are pages of ideas and no real commitment to using any of them.  In order to make the brainstorming process more memorable, Gary devised an easy to remember acronym to ensure that the brainstorm is undertaken properly and successfully - the Creative Dancea.

What Made You Think of That? is a simple easy to understand and practical guide to unlocking your own great ideas as well as those lurking in the minds of those around you. It provides you with a true understanding of how imagination and creativity works, with loads of tips, tools and real life stories to illustrate just how easy it can be. Purchase your copy now and soon, you too will have people asking you, 'What Made You Think of That?'

The reason that this book is listed in the Tools section is that the second half of the book covers off all of the Thinking Tools above. It is the perfect resource for details on brainstorming and running creative sessions as well as descriptions on a variety of Thinking Tools.