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My podcasts are intended to provide a guide to using Creativity and Alternative Thinking in organisations of all types and sizes from Micro Enterprises to large conglomerates, private sector, public sector or not for profit. There is something for everyone here. Listeners will be introduced to a r…

Derek Cheshire

Sheffield, United Kingdom


    • Jul 22, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    Are You Asking The Right Questions?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 5:51


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    The Opinioneers Ep 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 26:48


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    Successful Innovators

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 4:40


    Who are the successful innovators? In this episode, I talk to the entertaining Samuel West, founder of the Museum of Failure. Apart from having tales of who has failed spectacularly, Samuel West answers the question about who is actually good at innovating.

    Chaos And Planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 2:51


    Some believe that you cannot plan creative activities. Simon Raybould and I take the wonderful topics of chaos and planning and weave them into a conversation. Obviously there's a bit more to it than that, but to get the whole story you will need to listen in.

    The Future Of Work

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2022 7:18


    The very nature of Innovation means that things will look different. Here I discuss the future of work with Scott McArthur. Listen to discover how our businesses might be organised, what skills we might need and which technologies will become dominant. There's more but you need to listen in!

    Innovation Without Tears

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2022 1:30


    Innovation is great and solves many business issues like surviving and beating the competition. It gets overlooked though because some CEOs see too much pain in the way. What if I could highlight some of the potential issues and then we could solve them together? Wouldn't that be great?

    Virtual Gardening, Planning But Different

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 3:33


    Are you frustrated by traditional methods of planning or creating 'to do' lists? Maybe you find them too restrictive? Its nice to know what you have to do but sometimes the methods of capturing this information seems a little too rigid. Virtual gardening might be the answer you are looking for!

    Science Fiction, It’s The Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2022 3:01


    People often refer to the fact that Science Fiction becomes reality. It is not that strange as most Science Fiction is not created as a result of a wetted finger held in the breeze or gazing at tea leaves in the bottom of a cup. It is perfectly possible to predict the future by looking out for 'weak signals'. These are signals, bits of information that are missed by most people who are not experts or who are not able to see patterns.

    Goodbye 2021 Hello 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2021 6:12


    It is now the time to bid farewell to 2021 and look forward to 2022, a year that we hope will be much better for us all. But what do we  need to keep in mind regarding Innovation and/or reinvention for next year? Scope and intensity will be key with a leaning towards innovation. The changes made in 2021 will gather pace, there is no going back.

    The Secret To Innovation

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 6:13


    The secret to innovation is …. that there is no secret! There are a few things to consider but these are definitely not secret.   Also, please do not believe that Innovation is the preserve of a select few, the Innovation Gurus that have sprung up everywhere. As the great Charles Handy once said ‘guru is just an American word for charlatan'. Once you have worked out what works for you, simply practise and repeat. There are however a couple of things to remember.

    How Long Until Your Business Dies?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 5:45


    No I am not pretending to be the Grim Reaper and I am not referring to you, simply your business. How long do you think your business can carry on without some sort of change? With business lifecycles getting shorter you may not have as much time as you think!

    Saving The Planet With Systems Thinking

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 5:17


    Looking at the title you might be forgiven for thinking that I have gone mad. Please bear with me for a few minutes. Recently I attended an online lecture all about Smart Cities which also touched on technologies such as IoT (Internet of Things just in case you missed this acronym). We have a tendency to fixate on technology because it apparently gives us something such as speed, connectivity, big data or simply control. The main learning point for me was not the technology, although it can help. The main point was about the systemic nature of smart cities.

    Introducing The Anti Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 5:08


    Calling all business people, scholars and all round nice people I have something for you - The Anti Plan. Despite the title, I am not proposing complete anarchy. Please keep listening. Many who know me will be familiar with my dislike of plans and planning. I realise the need for it and do create them but often they are created because someone has decreed that a plan shall be made. There is a way forward though!

    The Plastic Bottle Problem

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021 5:06


    If you live in the UK you will be more than aware of the COP26 conference but did you watch Panorama this week? If not you should catch it on the BBC iPlayer. For those outside the UK, the program was entitled Coca-Cola's 100 billion bottle problem. It is a huge problem, there are billions of single use plastic bottles created by the Coca-Cola company that are littering the world. But what can be done about it?

    How do you keep in touch with reality?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2021 2:53


    How do you keep in touch with reality? Recently I went to the National Mining Museum at the old Caphouse colliery near Wakefield. The highlight was of course going down the pit itself. Whilst in an enclosed gallery we were invited to experience working as some of the miners had done years ago, that is, in the dark.

    How Creativity Can Help Your Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2021 4:52


    If you embrace the idea of creativity then as an employer you can get something else. And it is entirely for free, increased intrinsic motivation. Create the right conditions for yourself and others to be creative (at the appropriate time

    Podcast – Using negativity, making use of the Mood Hoovers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 4:37


    Mood Hoovers. Do you have some of those negative people in your business who just suck the life out of you? If you are self employed maybe you are surrounded by some. What do you do about them? Find out

    Exploring The Givens

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 4:10


    Exploring the givens is something we need to do in order to challenge those things that sit in the background and quietly undermine us. Whether at home or at work, we tend to focus on things around us that are

    Creativity Is There Already, Nurture It

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 4:27


    Creativity is there already. This is about valuing the creative potential in all of us, and trying to create room for it to flourish. Each of us has the ability to be creative, even if this only exists in small

    Using negativity

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 3:54


    Using negativity, especially within the workplace, is something you should try to do. There are creative techniques that embrace negativity. In this podcast I describe one technique that you can use either on your own or with a group of people. If

    Learn To Value Play

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 5:49


    As young children we play without thinking about what we are doing. Sticks become spears and swords and cardboard boxes make great castles. These, and other methods of play allow us to experience the real world but in a non-threatening way.

    Breaking Mindsets

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 4:44


    Breaking mindsets is all about smashing fixed ways of thinking. Most, if not all of us have either a fixed way of doing things or a fixed way of thinking about things. These fixed patterns are known as mindsets and

    Making Time For Innovation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 3:29


    Often there is no budget for innovation. It can be difficult to make time for innovation or to make it part of everyday life when the bean counters demand that everything is charged to a cost centre. This is the

    Build Up, Don’t Knock Down

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 3:46


    Build up dont knock down. ‘Building’ techniques are extremely powerful and often very portable. They can have very positive secondary effects. Furthermore, they allow you to take virtually any input – a random piece of news, a misunderstanding or an accidental

    Examining Business Boundaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 6:37


    Many business owners think of their business in terms of what they do on a daily basis e.g. farmers milk cows, printers print brochures and jewellers make jewellery. A better way of thinking about your business is to ask the

    Late Morning Show, June 3rd 2019 – guest Louisa Ashforth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 59:59


    My weekly Late Morning Show on Radio Ramadhan broadcast on June 3rd, 2019.  My guest is the founder of LA Skin Care, Louisa Ashforth. Entertainment is provided with a little music from Paul Simon.

    Late Morning Show, May 27th 2019 – guest Sue Curr

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 59:59


    My weekly Late Morning Show on Radio Ramadhan broadcast on May 27th, 2019.  My guest is Mindset Strategist Sue Curr. Entertainment is provided with a little music from Eddy Grant.

    Late Morning Show, May 20th 2019 – guest Steve Judge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 59:59


    My weekly Late Morning Show on Radio Ramadhan broadcast on May 20th, 2019.  My guest is Steve Judge, two times World Champion Paratriathlete. Entertainment is provided with a little music from Erasure.

    Late Morning Show, May 13th 2019 – guest Frederika Roberts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 59:59


    My weekly Late Morning Show on Radio Ramadhan broadcast on May 13th, 2019.  My guest is Frederika Roberts, The Happiness Speaker. Entertainment is provided with a little music from The Stranglers.

    Late Morning Show On Radio Ramadhan, May 6th 2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2019 59:59


    My weekly Late Morning Show on Radio Ramadhan broadcast on May 6th, 2019. The show contains some Business Creativity and Innovation as well as a brief look at local newspapers and for some unknown reason the Himalayan Times! Entertainment is

    Coffee With Derek on IMAN FM 02/03/2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2017 59:59


    My weekly radio show Coffee With Derek broadcast on March 2nd 2016 on Iman FM. The show contains some Business Creativity and Innovation. Entertainment is provided with a little music from Dire Straits plus an interview with Caroline Palmer from Raising The Baa

    Coffee With Derek on IMAN FM 06/04/2017 Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2017 24:00


    Part two of my weekly radio show Coffee With Derek broadcast on April 6th 2016 on Iman FM. Some things on Business Creativity and Innovation plus a little music from REM.

    Coffee With Derek on IMAN FM 06/04/2017 Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2017 26:00


    Part one of my weekly radio show Coffee With Derek broadcast on April 6th 2016 on Iman FM. Some things on Business Creativity and Innovation plus a little music from REM

    Creativity Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2016 0:38


    Whilst at the recent PSA MEGA convention I was privileged to listen to the great Nabil Doss. He provided us with a template for producing a trailer, the trailer code. I wrote mine down and hastily recorded it and cleaned

    Asking the BIG questions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2016 2:15


    There are many lists of things that highly creative people do. I’m not going to replicate one of those here but just leave listeners with one question to answer – Do you ask the BIG questions?

    Encourage Creativity – call to all CEOs

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2015 4:16


    As CEO, if you want people to be creative, you must be prepared to implement their viable ideas. You must encourage creativity. Employees will soon work out that your support of creativity is a sham and will hold back on

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