​First we created a good understanding of the needs and insights, which helped to explore a wide range of ideas. Then the teams crafted prototypes and presented their pitches.

All these activities will greatly impact manufacturing excellence; and we can already see the positive impact we made on the people; triggering mindset shifts and better work relationships:
"We were able to bring issues on the table with a smile and positive energy; this was never possible before."

​"Imagine your phone is in your ear. And you can make the screen fold open in front of your eyes and then we call each other, see each other. And I can share photos with you as well..."

What a brilliant idea! Who's intelligent mind is behind that? My six-and-a-half year old daughter.

This is a great reminder that creativity is where we don't expect it and hidden in all of us. We need to focus on letting it come out.

That's the mindset we will need for the upcoming Innovation Hack Days in Bangkok this week.

​Yesterday I had lunch with a friend and we shared our recent stories, pondered about being great leaders, argued about how to coach people.

And in the middle of the conversation we agreed what it means to be successful (not that this is the holy grail):
Be Yourself Every Day!

Sounds simple and it is so difficult. Who I am? What are my values? What distracts me to follow my values? How do I feel today? Oh, I will try tomorrow...

Give it a try now: for the next hour, be yourself...

How does it feel?

​IMD Alumni invited us to a speech by Diana Wu David sharing her experiences and thoughts about how we can make ourselves Future Proof! Globalisation, Automation, Longevity all creating the need to look differently at the 'world of work'.

The future will bring lifelong learning, demands flexibility and soft skills, and requires us to be enabled by technology.

How can we get there? And her thoughts really resonate with my experiences and believes:
* Collaborate
* Care
* Create
These behaviours and routines will lead to creating a more satisfying life for us as leaders and family members.

The still open question is: how do we convert our top leaders to stop looking at the past (lagging indicators) and start embracing the future. Any thoughts from your side?