Sun Learning Services in ANZ

Sun Learning Services in ANZ recently conducted a pilot 90 minute ‘Speed Thinking’ workshop. This was a complimentary ‘one-off’ program offered by Dr Ken Hudson, founder of The Speed Thinking Zone. Many were intrigued by the program name and within day of the course being advertised, a record-breaking, 26 registrations were received. A good cross-section of staff attended. Most were looking for new and innovative strategies to help them manage their challenging workload and find simple solutions to make them more productive.

Evidenced by participant feedback, their goals were certainly achieved.  Moreover, attendees were surprised by the energising effect that thinking quickly could generate. Read More >

A Press Release in 10 minutes (not 2-3 hours)

I recently conducted a number of Speed Thinking workshops with a major, international Public Relations firm. As a demonstration of the power of Speed Thinking we selected the task of writing a press release for their clients.
This activity would normally take this group of managers 2-3 hours but I suggested we could do it in 10 minutes with no drop in quality using a new way of thinking. Read More >

How to serve your customers 20% faster

I have been running a series of Speed Thinking sessions for a major airline as part of their emphasis on customer service.  Why Speed Thinking? Well if you are stuck in a line you hope that the person behind the counter can look after you quickly and efficiently. Speed is the new expectation of customers world-wide. They are comparing the broadband speed they achieve over the internet with the slow response times of business to their complaints. Not surprisingly, customers are not happy.

So what to do about it? Teaching front line staff to think quicker might be one option. Read More >

32% Faster Thinking in 30 minutes

Recently I conducted a Speed Thinking Workshop with 30 people who work for a major non-profit organisation.
At the beginning of the 1.5 hour workshop I asked them to record how fast they were thinking at this very moment. Their average score was 4.88, on a ten point scale (self-scored). After 30 minutes of various Speed Thinking tools and exercises I ask them again to score how fast they were thinking… Read More >>

96% of Small Business Owners will implement Speed Thinking

I recently conducted a 1.5 hour Speed Thinking Workshop with over 50 small business owners at a Department of State and Regional Development sponsored event. The business owners ran an amazing array of businesses from florists, to fruit juice suppliers to coaches and trainers.

The two key results were:
96% of respondents indicated that they would implement what they had learnt (in the workshop) in their business
98% of respondents rated the presenter’s delivery of the workshop as good to excellent
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Improve how fast you think by 44%

Recently I surveyed my Graduate students at the University of Technology, Sydney on the effects of my work with them on my new concept of Speed Thinking. Yes, the sample size is small and the results tentative but none the less the results are quite amazing. Read More >>