slowing down, to speed up
Companies are constantly seeking new ways to stay ahead of the curve and adapt to the ever-changing landscape of technology and competition. What if the key to innovation lies not in speed, but in the art of curiosity, amplifying our abilities to listen more deeply and in pausing at appropriately and key moments to create a ‘spaciousness’ needed by teams to imagine creative solutions to our biggest challenges.
Many of us have noticed a common trend with clients is the desire for quick, immediate innovation. Clients feeling behind and under pressure to be innovative want their innovation yesterday.
When Steve Pozel was asked to speak on the topic of design thinking to the team at McKinsey & Company in Sydney, he approached it through the lens of the unique nexus that can occur between deep listening, design thinking, and the practices that build our attention and focus. By combining these elements, teams can cultivate a deeper understanding of the customer and their needs, leading to more impactful and meaningful innovation.
Steve has found that an essential key to the innovation process is injecting a few strategically reflective and focus building practices where teams can have a ‘creative pause’ during the super-fast pace of an Innovation Sprint. These practices allow teams to approach problems from a different perspective and come up with quite unique solutions and outcomes.
For further information and to discuss your project in greater detail, please contact us at steve@stevepozelprojects.com or through the contact page found here.