Wow! With only a handful more sleeps until our annual office closure, it's the time of year where we take a look back over the work we've done, the clients we've worked with, and what we've learned. Join us for our look back over 2018. And, true to form, we're trying something new: our year in an infographic! #review #strategy #consultation #businessprocess #partnership #collaboration

When you think about being creative, what first comes to mind? Painting a masterpiece, or composing a winning melody? And can everyone be creative, or is 'genius' restricted to a chosen few? In this post, we explore what it means to be creative in everyday situations, and how we can all ignite our own creativity spark. Creativity is a core part of Lucidity's approach, but we don't spend much of our time making new things. True, we help businesses with their communications -

Professional development. We all know we should do it, but in the busy world that we live and work in, it's often difficult to find time to devote to growing our knowledge and skills. That's way I'm so delighted to be involved in ARMA's professional qualifications, along with Lucidity associates, The Partnership Lab. We've welcomed more than 50 staff from research offices across the UK onto the qualifications this week. And that's why we thought we'd share some ideas about wh

Type 'how will work change in the future' into your search engine and you'll get a long list of responses. The future of work is an area of significant activity. That's no real surprise, given the rise of the machines. But are we thinking about the changes in the right way? We take a look. When it comes to the future of work, we tend to jump straight to which jobs will be taken over by the robots. But, despite the coverage, it could still be some time before AI becomes strong

Human beings are social creatures. We seek out company, in life and at work. So working for yourself, from a home office, can be an isolating experience. How do you keep your motivation, creativity and social skills? Easy: work with someone fantastic! That's why I'm so delighted to announce a new association with The Partnership Lab, founded by Sam Barnett. Sam and I met at the University of Strathclyde some years ago, working together on a project to engage staff in the inst

'm not really one for team building activities. Commando crawls in muddy parks don't really appeal, and I'm not sure that paintball brings the best out of anyone. I prefer to nurture my team on a regular basis. Coffee, cake and catching up in a neutral environment is more my style. But, always open to new ideas - and never one to turn down the opportunity to pick up an axe - I was engrossed in a recent conversation about the benefits of spoon circles. Bear with me - you'll se

We live in an increasingly connected world. Globalisation, technology and travel bring us closer together. But do we take these connections to work? Or do we see success as an individual pursuit? In this post, we explore why working together is a necessity of 21st century life. In 1959, Isaac Asimov, author and biochemist, wrote a letter to a group of researchers working on new approaches to missile defence. The essay focused on creativity – and how to encourage creativity am