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A real-world, practical methodology that brings people together and gives them the tools to make breakthroughs.
A unique methodology that can be used by teams to tackle any kind of challenge. From business futures to brand strategies, culture transformation, product innovation and beyond.
It merges a diverse range of thinking disciplines into a single coherent approach and set of tools and techniques. It’s been designed to be massively intuitive and accessible, anchored in immersive, engaging, gamified activities.
It’s not about problem-solving for today, it’s for making leaps into tomorrow. Think thought experiments and activities that enable people to see far beyond the status quo.
We’re working in an era where change is constant and uncertainty is a prevailing condition. Knowledge is not the currency it was. The past is less useful a guide to the future than ever before.
In this context the capacity to see the alternative path is becoming more essential than ever. The expiry-date thinking of narrow-focused experts is giving way to those who can think creatively, divergently and intuitively.
Those who think this way are disrupting those who represent the norm. Those who challenge conventions are creating the future. This is the time of the breakthrough thinker.
Breakthrough Thinking is founded on three requirements. The presence of each is critical to any team seeking to make leaps forward on a given challenge. It starts with a mindset that is open and curious, it demands an approach that is collaborative and creative, and it thrives where conditions foster psychological safety for all.
The more homogenous a group of people, the less likely that fresh thinking can emerge. Diversity of thought is vital for teams to move beyond the echo chamber.
Diversity in a breakthrough thinking context means forming teams with different backgrounds, skills and experiences. This ensures a range of perspectives and counter-perspectives can be tabled, leading to richer, better outputs.
“In a wicked world, relying upon experience from a single domain is not only limiting, it can be disastrous.”
— David Epstein
The ability of organisations to bring their people together—to share, learn, ideate and create—is becoming ever more critical to their success.
Collaboration in a breakthrough thinking context means more than merely working together. It means a highly immersive and participatory approach that equally values the contribution of every stakeholder and optimises their ability to make a contribution.
"Collaboration brings small sparks together to generate breakthrough innovation."
— Scott Belsky
The use of intelligent inquiry is essential fuel for organisations looking to break new ground. The better questions we ask, the better answers we will find.
Curiosity in a breakthrough thinking context means seeing the big picture with different eyes so we can identify other ways forward. It means making a habit of questioning everything, digging deeper, discovering more and finding truly enlightening insights.
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.”
— Shunryu Suzuki
The stimulation of imagination is critical to any creative process. If we stimulate this at an individual level we it can power incredible collective creativity.
Imagination in a breakthrough thinking context means giving people the freedom and tools to generate ideas that push the boundaries. It requires us to unshackle participants from constraints and push creativity to the fore so they think without limits.
“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
— Albert Einstein
The future is often held to be unknown and uncertain but with the right mindset we can find ways to comprehend it, simulate and even create it.
Time travel in a breakthrough thinking context means finding ways to explore the future from the confines of the present. It can involve suspending belief in order to 'go there' or it can be anchored in predictions and logic-driven possibilities.
"Those who get ahead in this century will dance with the great unknown and find danger, rather than comfort, in the status quo."
— Ozan Varol
The world spins on conventions that dictate what is possible and what is not. It is when we break these rules that we truly open the aperture for breakthroughs.
Nonconformity in a breakthrough thinking context means going against the grain in search of different. It requires us to take deliberately contrarian positions so that we can challenge the accepted order, bend the rules and see around the blind spots in our logic.
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform (or pause and reflect).”
— Mark Twain
The use of gamification to solve gnarly business challenges can be a game-changer for team engagement, motivation and ideation.
Gamification in a breakthrough thinking context means incorporating play-based approaches to work that encourage people think more expansively. It's about levelling the field and giving every participant the opportunity to do their best work.
"Games make us happy because they are hard work that we choose for ourselves, and it turns out that almost nothing makes us happier than good, hard work."
— Jane McGonigal
The human gift of intuition is our shortcut to great ideas and great decisions––and is our greatest advantage over any artificial forms of intelligence.
Intuition in a breakthrough thinking context means placing trust in collective wisdom to steer toward outcomes. It guards against logic becoming a handbrake on our ideas and empowers teams to move decisively through questions and avoid 'analysis paralysis'.
"The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift."
— Albert Einstein
The trouble with strategy is it is too often framed in the theoretical. If we're to make breakthroughs we need to make strategy practical.
Practicality in a breakthrough thinking context is about making strategy as tangible as possible. It involves bringing execution forward in the process, forging early prototypes that can give rise to experiments and provide clues as to real-world execution across relevant applications.
“Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars, but remember to keep your feet on the ground.”
— Theodore Roosevelt
The stimulation of imagination is critical to any creative process. If we stimulate this at an individual level we it can power incredible collective creativity.
Imagination in a breakthrough thinking context means giving people the freedom and tools to generate ideas that push the boundaries. It requires us to unshackle participants from constraints and push creativity to the fore so they think without limits.
The world spins on conventions that dictate what is possible and what is not. It is when we break these rules that we truly open the aperture for breakthroughs.
Nonconformity in a breakthrough thinking context means going against the grain in search of different. It requires us to take deliberately contrarian positions so that we can challenge the accepted order, bend the rules and see around the blind spots in our logic.
The trouble with strategy is it is too often framed in the theoretical. If we're to make breakthroughs we need to make strategy practical.
Practicality in a breakthrough thinking context is about making strategy as tangible as possible. It involves bringing execution forward in the process, forging early prototypes that can give rise to experiments and provide clues as to real-world execution across relevant applications.
The human gift of intuition is our shortcut to great ideas and great decisions––and is our greatest advantage over any artificial forms of intelligence.
Intuition in a breakthrough thinking context means placing trust in collective wisdom to steer toward outcomes. It guards against logic becoming a handbrake on our ideas and empowers teams to move decisively through questions and avoid 'analysis paralysis'.
The use of gamification to solve gnarly business challenges can be a game-changer for team engagement, motivation and ideation.
Gamification in a breakthrough thinking context means incorporating play-based approaches to work that encourage people think more expansively. It's about levelling the field and giving every participant the opportunity to do their best work.
The more homogenous a group of people, the less likely that fresh thinking can emerge. Diversity of thought is vital for teams to move beyond the echo chamber.
Diversity in a breakthrough thinking context means forming teams with different backgrounds, skills and experiences. This ensures a range of perspectives and counter-perspectives can be tabled, leading to richer, better outputs.
The ability of organisations to bring their people together—to share, learn, ideate and create—is becoming ever more critical to their success.
Collaboration in a breakthrough thinking context means more than merely working together. It means a highly immersive and participatory approach that equally values the contribution of every stakeholder and optimises their ability to make a contribution.
The use of intelligent inquiry is essential fuel for organisations looking to break new ground. The better questions we ask, the better answers we will find.
Curiosity in a breakthrough thinking context means seeing the big picture with different eyes so we can identify other ways forward. It means making a habit of questioning everything, digging deeper, discovering more and finding truly enlightening insights.
The future is often held to be unknown and uncertain but with the right mindset we can find ways to comprehend it, simulate and even create it.
Time travel in a breakthrough thinking context means finding ways to explore the future from the confines of the present. It can involve suspending belief in order to 'go there' or it can be anchored in predictions and logic-driven possibilities.
The more homogenous a group of people, the less likely that fresh thinking can emerge. Diversity of thought is vital for teams to move beyond the echo chamber.
Diversity in a breakthrough thinking context means forming teams with different backgrounds, skills and experiences. This ensures a range of perspectives and counter-perspectives can be tabled, leading to richer, better outputs.
The ability of organisations to bring their people together—to share, learn, ideate and create—is becoming ever more critical to their success.
Collaboration in a breakthrough thinking context means more than merely working together. It means a highly immersive and participatory approach that equally values the contribution of every stakeholder and optimises their ability to make a contribution.
The use of intelligent inquiry is essential fuel for organisations looking to break new ground. The better questions we ask, the better answers we will find.
Curiosity in a breakthrough thinking context means seeing the big picture with different eyes so we can identify other ways forward. It means making a habit of questioning everything, digging deeper, discovering more and finding truly enlightening insights.
The stimulation of imagination is critical to any creative process. If we stimulate this at an individual level we it can power incredible collective creativity.
Imagination in a breakthrough thinking context means giving people the freedom and tools to generate ideas that push the boundaries. It requires us to unshackle participants from constraints and push creativity to the fore so they think without limits.
The future is often held to be unknown and uncertain but with the right mindset we can find ways to comprehend it, simulate and even create it.
Time travel in a breakthrough thinking context means finding ways to explore the future from the confines of the present. It can involve suspending belief in order to 'go there' or it can be anchored in predictions and logic-driven possibilities.
The world spins on conventions that dictate what is possible and what is not. It is when we break these rules that we truly open the aperture for breakthroughs.
Nonconformity in a breakthrough thinking context means going against the grain in search of different. It requires us to take deliberately contrarian positions so that we can challenge the accepted order, bend the rules and see around the blind spots in our logic.
