Archive for May, 2009
Six Thinking Hats @ DPI
Posted by webmaster 30 May 2009We entered the room, professional sceptics, public servants one and all, to learn about hats, thinking hats not the sorting kind – that’s next door sir, beware of the boy with glasses.
Ten minds formed by a million experiences. Six thinking hats to shape them. One man to guide to think in parallel, all for one, [...]
Mental Floss (132)
Posted by webmaster 22 May 2009Well done to Merryn Kelly at Sustainability & Environment who correctly responded with: The label would be on the outside at the front. This week’s question is:
In the list below, which of the statements is true and which is false?
The number of false statements here is one.
The number of false statements here is two.
The number [...]
Mind Mapping Master Class with Tony Buzan
Posted by webmaster 20 May 2009
30 CIN members spent the day with renowned thought leader in the fields of Innovation and creativity, and originator of the Mind Map, Tony Buzan.
Tony took the group through a fascinating journey designed to highlight and demonstrate the tremendous capacity that our brains offer and by days end had everyone convinced of their imminent status [...]
Creativity in Complexity & Uncertainty with Mike Carroll
Posted by webmaster 19 May 2009
180 CIN members attended the Treasury Theatre today to hear AFI and Emmy award winning producer, Mike Carroll of Cognia discuss that to navigate the highly complex systems in which we now operate, creativity is a prerequisite. … Mike used numerous examples of real life creativity ranging from the interventions that saved the Apollo 13 astronauts through to the creative combining of different elements used in his own producing ad film making.
An invite to “Driving Public Sector Innovation” with Edward de Bono
Posted by webmaster 14 May 2009The VPSCIN in conjunction with the de Bono Institute invites members to a luncheon session with the world’s leading authority in the direct teaching of thinking as a skill, Dr Edward de Bono.
Dr de Bono is one of the few people in history to have had a major impact on the way we think as [...]
Mental Floss (131)
Posted by webmaster 13 May 2009Well done to Olivia Tsao of Justice who correctly responded with: Sue. Every time the letter z is printed the daisy wheel shifts around by one. Z appears six times in the message, so the wheel shifts around six times in total. Therefore the rest of the message reads “Every time I type the letter [...]
Cog Edge Practitioner Workshop
Posted by webmaster 12 May 2009For those Cognitive Edge accredited practitioners, Dave Snowden will be on Melbourne on July 31 and a day long workshop will be held which will focus on sharing learning from local and overseas Cognitive Edge projects.
During the session practitioners will build upon their existing skill base, explore new opportunities for application and collaboration with like [...]
An invite to Improving Performance and Achieving Goals
Posted by webmaster 8 May 2009The CIN Invites members to attend a half day workshop with author of the Business Olympian, Gavin Freeman to look at ways of assisting us to manage our performance.
Conventional leaders and leadership of the past are insufficient to meet the demands of the 21st Century. As we enter the new millennium, our world is characterised [...]
Mental Floss (130)
Posted by webmaster 8 May 2009Well done to Phil Holmes of Justice who correctly responded with: By rotating the “Square” by 45 degrees and increasing the size, the shape will be the same but instead of the trees being at the corners, they will now be in the middle of each side. This week’s question is:
Dear Mum,
Thanks for sending me [...]
Meet the new Chair
Posted by webmaster 6 May 2009Hello Everyone,
My name is Jim Betts and I am very please to have recently accepted the role of Chair of the Victorian Public Sector Continuous Improvement Network (VPSCIN).
For those of you who don’t already know me, I was appointed Secretary of the newly formed Department of Transport (DOT) in May 2008. Prior to this, I [...]
An invite to DSE’s Innovation Festival Event
Posted by webmaster 6 May 2009As a part of the Australian innovation festival Sustainability & Environment are offering a unique insight into their Catchment Management Framework which is a computer model for calculating how our actions in the landscape, such as fencing or revegetation, impact on the environment.
This innovative approach provides a new means of making informed decisions about our [...]
An invite to “Creativity in Complexity & Uncertainty”
Posted by webmaster 5 May 2009What do our organisations have in common with dinosaurs? They’re both large, ungainly, yet highly efficient in their niche, and both are very responsive to sudden changes in their environme … hang on a minute
Mike Carroll, AFI Award-winning film maker of science and natural history documentaries, including the Emmy awarded Discovery Channel series Prehistoric Worlds, [...]
An invite to “High Performing Teams Under Pressure” Workshop
Posted by webmaster 4 May 2009Conventional leaders and leadership of the past is not always sufficient to meet the demands of the 21st Century. As we enter the new millennium, our world is characterised by unprecedented complexity, paradox and unpredictability. Change is rapid and relentless. Today’s leaders face demands unlike any ever before faced. Standard leadership approaches that have served [...]
Thinking about your thinking
Posted by webmaster 4 May 2009It’s too easy to dismiss the de Bono Six Thinking Hats as a simplistic approach to thinking about problems. At first glance it seems so simple – strange hats and assocaited colors. It’s too easy to dismiss it as a cookbook for lazy thinkers (”just three ingredients and only takes 20 minutes to prepare”).
Nothing could [...]