Recipe Guides
Instructions for combining tactics to solve a problem, with examples.
How to tune-up your teamwork
• Review your progress
• Define how you share information
• Make time for creativity
How to maximise life’s 4,000 weeks
• Practice mindfulness
• Uncover your true purpose
• Start a new habit
How to set up a new project for success
• Set clear goals
• Define team communication
• Plan and track tasks
How to do deep work
• Create a calm work space
• Wake-up your brain
• Split your day into focus times
How to become a legendary brand
• Connect to the broader human experience
• Find unexpected ideas
• Explore the wider potential of your brand
How to keep your brand fresh
• Measure how your brand is understood
• Re-evaluate your strategy
• Explore new potential products or services
How to use reflection to increase efficiency
• Reflect to optimise efficiency
• Organise your information
• Set goals and deadlines
How to make your brand truly unique
• Discover other brands customers might choose
• Identify how your brand is unique
• Uncover your edge against your competitors
• Find something your competitor will never do
How to refresh your mind between tasks
• Offload mental clutter
• Keep your thinking fresh
• Create thinking space
How to prevent burnout
• Focus on feelings
• Reclaim valuable time
• Establish an early-warning system
How to read your customer’s mind
• Observe your customer
• Document and spot opportunities
• Reflect and broaden your thinking
• Make quick, rough prototypes
• Quickly learn what to iterate
How to Unlock Innovation
• Uncover hidden problems behind solutions
• Unlock experimental thinking
• Map potential risks
• Spot change signals for future development
• Reflect and broaden your thinking
How to find unexpected opportunities to innovate
• Seek out potential customers
• Uncover people's struggles
• Identify potential customers' interest
How to market your business with stories – case study
• Win new customers, using stories from old customers
• Tell stories that build trust
• Get people to see what you mean, fast
How to find the best ideas
• Crystallise ideas
• Filter ideas for coherence
• Get raw feedback from potential customers
How to boost your confidence at work
• Celebrate your wins
• Identify your strengths and weaknesses
• Set measurable goals
How to include everyone in strategy
• Paint a compelling future
• Define clear upcoming challenges
• Rehearse to identify potential issues
How to manage an overwhelming to-do list
• Identify what you can control
• Prioritise impactful, low-effort actions
• Clear space by reassessing tasks
How to do Small-Batch Strategy
• Transform complaints into change
• Plan to avoid potential catastrophes
• Establish an early-warning system
• Realistically reassess your direction
• Unlock tomorrow's possibilities
How to build a solid foundation for your organization
• Uncover your network
• Understand peoples need
• Find the pain points in your organization
• Understand your organization's interconnections
How to do Probe-Based Innovation
• Uncover hidden hopes and fears
• Imagine the future
• Spot change signals for future development
• Test out your bigger ideas
• Reflect and broaden your thinking
How to Build Psychological Safety
• Guide your team to set achievable goals
• Learn how each team member works best
• Make people feel part of their meetings
• Create a culture of sharing
How to build an effective team
• Have better conversations
• Communicate who is responsible for what
• Spend more time on high-value work
How to align with your purpose
• Create a shared vision
• Instil values for your vision
• Help your team make decision
• Move your vision to execution
How to value your team
• Improve onboarding
• Check in with your team
• Share good vibes
How to add dramatic tension to your story (thanks to Cole Porter and a rubber band)
• give your story dramatic tension
• accentuate the positive
• accentuate the negative
How to fascinate your audience in a presentation
• enhance your presentation skills
• understand the role of storytelling
How to lead a Project Kick-Off
• Create clear focus
• Identify risks
• Prioritise risks
• Summarise results
How to strengthen your established team
• Understand your goals
• Define your roles and responsibilities
• Learn about your team's skills & abilities
How to generate lots of new ideas
• Free associate around the question
• Generate lots of ideas
• Develop and clarify your ideas
How to lead a Design Dash
• Identify opportunities for improvement
• Find unexpected solutions
• Prioritise the best ideas
How to Get Unstuck
• Understand your goals
• Get to the root cause
• Find a solution to the problem
How to lead a Retrospective
• Focus on feelings
• Facilitate a discussion
• Create an actionable to-do list