"If you want to have a good idea, have a lot of them" (Mark Twain)

In this podcast I share ideas on how an expert advisor, facilitator or coach can add value through generating new possibilities for action with their clients. If we only have one idea on the table, or at worst, no ideas, then our ability to arrive at the optimum solution will be severely limited. 

Consider the possibility that a great skill to develop to be an effective change agent is the ability to lead and facilitate 'conversations for possibility', and that these conversations are essential when we are seeking to innovate to achieve breakthroughs towards transformational outcomes.

The 'conversation for possibility' exists (though often with a different label) as the opening to design and action planning in multiple methodologies, such as 'ideate' in design thinking, 'options' in the GROW coachng model, and the divergent thinking stages of the 'double diamond' approach to problem solving..

There is an obvious debt here to the work of Fernado Flores, which I highly recommend to you if you are now convinced that the core role of the change agent is to change the conversations that people are having.

In this episode I explain why generative, creative divergent thinking requires active facilitation and coaching, sharing a few tips I have learned over the years on how to succeed in this.

If you find this interesting and of value, my job is done :)