In this year’s Leadership Victoria Lecture, titled The Leader and the Gang, delivered by University of Melbourne Vice Chancellor Glyn Davis, the traits of leadership were again looked, but this time with a twist.  In his opening Prof Davis said the academic study of leadership has found no laws or formulas to follow in choosing or becoming a leader.  He also said “The term natural leader is a revealing one; a leader who simply emerges from the group without the need for any formal process of selection or appointment.”   
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In fantasy worlds they say when you wish upon a star - all your dreams will come true. What a load of rubbish! Read more

Alan Black has agreed to be a guest blogger on the creativity group - Read his post on the history of S.C.A.M.P.E.R

In one of my recent Masters classes, one of my students presented some information on Swarm Creativity, which I had not previously heard of by that name.  While the class worked on a team projects I was able to power browse the book, and later did a bit of research on the web.

The book Swarm Creativity: Competitive Advantage through Collaborative Innovation Networks by Peter A. Gloor is an interesting look at group creativity.  A quick Google search takes you to www.swarmcreativity.net which opens with the following: Read more

A recent BRW article (Power of One on One – 1-7 May 08) by Kath Walters said that mentoring is a good way to promote innovative thinking within companies, yet few chief executives make use of it.  It goes on to say that a report by Deloitte, based on talks with 480 chief executives, found that the lack of skilled staff is stifling the ability of companies to innovate. Read more