Idea Time Innovation with Dr. Jo North

One of the members of my  Idea Time for Workshop Facilitators Facebook Group  asked me for some ideas for  creative facilitation  activities to use when you're facilitating groups to establish their vision, mission and values. Vision, mission and values really help connect people. They support a shared sense of purpose and direction and are important ingredients for collaborative team working and...

This podcast is all about innovation culture, and I am really pleased to welcome Mark Brown . Mark is Chief Executive of the Dolphin Index , a business that helps individuals and teams be more creative and shape more successful workplaces. Mark is also a published author on innovation and a real superstar in the innovation world.   Mark explains how he is particularly interested in the work that r...

This podcast is all about leading innovation, and I am really pleased to be joined by Phil Marsland , founder and director of Blue Tree Consulting .  We talk about one of my favourite books, The Writer’s Map by Huw Lewis-Jones , before discussing Phil’s leadership expertise. Phil says: “I have got all the certificates, the bells and whistles, however, through my experience, what I have learnt is t...

Paul Slater, Founder and Director of leading business growth consultancy brands The Growth Shed and The Change Shed joins me on my Idea Time  - www.ideatime.co.uk   - podcast to discuss how businesses can achieve compound growth by combining key initiatives in specifically targeted areas. Big company thinking adapted for small companies   Paul has led change and growth initiatives as a consultant...

Anthony Main, Founder and Director of one of the UK’s top UK mobile app development companies, The Distance , joins me on my Idea Time  - www.ideatime.co.uk   - podcast to talk apps, business growth, entrepreneurship and  more. The Distance specialises in creating intuitive bespoke mobile solutions for their customers on iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. The company is one of the longest se...

May King Tsang, the #FOMO creator, joins me on my Idea Time  - www.ideatime.co.uk   - podcast to talk about events, Twitter and getting genuine engagement on social media. She shares how she creates buzz and excitement around events for delegates and people who are thinking about buying tickets in the future. May King started by live tweeting and then approached social media superstars and creativ...

Andrew Palmer, Founder and Director of leading communications consultancy The Gravitas Matrix , joins me on my Idea Time podcast to discuss how he left a senior corporate role to tap into his entrepreneurial ideas and start his own successful business. Self-confidence to build your authentic personal brand   Andrew helps business leaders and entrepreneurs to stand out in a crowded and competitive...

Andy joins Dr. Jo North on her Idea Time podcast to discuss; his business, his BHAG and his experience with Idea Time. The danger of not changing your updating your strategy in an ever-changing, unpredictable world Businesses need to be agile and dynamic to move forward, whether it be with consumer demand, technological advances or Industry 4.0.  At the start of Andy’s career after leaving univers...