Managers and leaders need to find time to stand back and reflect, steering away from the ‘fight or flight’ response for some time. While this is difficult in the midst of heavy demands, it is crucial as our narrow focus needs to be readjusted, and our response needs to become parasympathetic (Res...

During a crisis, the chronological way to handle things is usually:

• Defensiveness and rapid reaction.
• Endurance plans for a potential recession.
• Making adjustments for a quick rebound.
• Reinventing and applying creati...

Creativity and Imagination involve going beyond the obvious ‘passive’ questioning, and finding fresh ideas and approaches, that as a matter of fact start with the right questions, like:

• What needs or products are going to be in demand?
• What customer needs exist for...

Collective Imagination is the key to success in the current circumstances. A good leader picks up, maps, and scales the ideas provided by individuals.

A system needs to be set up to facilitate communication and open up avenues for innovative ideas to come forward, and not merely dis...

Imagination is a challenging task under extreme circumstances and world-changing events like the current pandemic. It helps us go from adapting to the new environment to shaping it. A leader has to develop the capacity for imagination using the following imperatives:

• Carvin...

Pandemics, wars, and major social crisis create new kinds of attitudes, needs, and behaviors, which require mastering new skills and adjusting to the new realities.

One of the key factors in this unprecedented situation is the capacity to create, evolve, and carve out new pathways, new ...

When a crisis requires a goal-driven, serious response, it is easy to overlook the power of Play, which is a critical accelerated learning capability.

The act of play makes us form interesting and innovative connections when we loosen our laser-sharp focused approach. Playing allows us...

Even if the budget is low, it is important to experiment. 

Testing theoretical ideas in the real world is a necessary step and often generates unexpected outcomes leading to further innovation and learning.