Category: Diversity of Thought
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Diversity of Thought in the Media #1
Diversity of Thought has been everywhere in the media this past week, though no one’s actually called it that. Last Wednesday, The Australian quoted Deakin University Vice Chancellor Iain Martin, ‘it our duty to make students ready for challenging ideas…
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Employee Value Differential
Diversity of Thought; the next thing organisations are overlooking. Many organisations say they value difference, yet most still recruit, promote, and plan in ways that reward similarity. The result? Leaders stuck dealing with the same issues on repeat; conflict, turnover,…
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Evolve Your Thinking
Innovation doesn’t come from playing safe. It comes from questioning assumptions, experimenting, and daring to try the unexpected. Ready to evolve your team’s thinking?
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The Cost of Conventional Wisdom
The Cost of Conventional Wisdom When organizations stick to the “safe” path:🚫 Innovation slows🚫 Talent disengages🚫 Opportunities pass by The cost of playing safe is often higher than the cost of trying and failing. How is conventional wisdom costing your…
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Ditch The Safe Ideas
What if your biggest growth opportunity isn’t in the safe ideas—but in the weird ones you are afraid to voice? Too often, unconventional ideas get shut down before they’re explored.They feel risky. Unpolished. Even unrealistic. But here’s a truth: the…
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Collective Learning
Last weekend I travelled to New Zealand for the PSANZ Trailblazers Convention. I was honoured to speak at the event, but what I’ll hold closest are the friendships, connections, and unexpected lessons. After receiving thoughtful feedback from Yamini Naidu, CSP,…
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Stop Playing It Safe
Playing it safe might keep things steady—but it rarely sparks fresh ideas. The real future is built by those who dare to question, challenge, and imagine beyond the obvious. Weird Wisdom® invites us to embrace unconventional thinking, explore fresh possibilities,…
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Spark Big Shifts
A Team That Broke Routine Team meetings always being held at same time despite team working shifts because “that’s what works.”One member suggested experimenting with timing and format.They tested. They failed. They learned.And they discovered a new time that doubled…
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Outside the Borders of Convention
Every breakthrough starts as something unconventional, unusual, or even a little weird. Think about it; the world’s most transformative ideas didn’t come from playing it safe. They came from people daring to step outside the norm and question “the way…
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Where New Answers Live
When decisions get tough, most leaders default to the comfort of binaries.Do we scale or stabilize?Focus on people or performance?Prioritize tradition or innovation? But Weird Wisdom® at Work invites us into the tension because that’s where new answers live. What…
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