It’s time men got into the gender equality conversation
It has been over two years since I co-founded Token Man, an initiative to get men to understand the challenges women face and to inspire real behaviour change in...
Responding rationally to a world that no longer exists
Eddie Obeng works with companies, teaching them a management theory that’s all about adapting to change. And in this talk, he showed how businesses are approaching innovation wrong. He...
Real innovation comes from passionate communities
Charles Leadbetter is a former journalist. author and government adviser on innovation and creativity. He works with the influential think tank, Demos, and is involved with some of the...
Beware the TED talk
One of the most creative things many people have to do in their day job is prepare and deliver presentations. So Byron, our regular contributor and former Apple presentation...
How play leads to great inventions
Steven Johnson is a prolific writer, thinker and speaker. His book ‘Where Good Ideas Come From’ is a brilliant look at how innovation is often a gradual process rather...
A device that’s guaranteed to give you better ideas
You won’t be surprised to learn that we’re big fans of TED here. There’s such good thinking on there about creativity (as well as some misguided stuff, Elizabeth Gilbert)...
How to cook-up a presentation like Jamie Oliver
Last week, I wrote about what Aristotle can teach us about creating the most persuasive presentations. Because, if you’ve got a good idea, you want to make sure the right...
A welcome from the editor
Hi there. I’m Dave Birss – Editor of Open for Ideas. It’s a new online magazine focused on helping people and organisations come up with better ideas. And it’s...