web01.fireside.fm Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:33:16 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Bob 'n Joyce Talk HR 'n OD - Episodes Tagged with “Synectics” https://bobnjoyce.fireside.fm/tags/synectics Fri, 13 Sep 2024 21:00:00 -0400 The Bob 'n Joyce Talk HR 'n OD podcast, hosted by Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford, is for Human Resources and Organizational Development change-makers committed to bold work in an era that calls for the skills, values and partnership of these two disciplines. Bob and Joyce are former HR and OD C-suite executives who share their successes, failures, and hacks. They believe that it's an exciting time for this work and give specifics around acquisitions, policy nightmares, and grand moments. This podcast is to support your work and to take a moment to step away from the daily chaos. Come on in, grab a snack, and welcome! en-us episodic A podcast about success, failure, and hacks in HR/OD. Our goal is to help HR and OD practitioners, working in large organizations, be bolder and generate new ideas for higher impact. Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford The Bob 'n Joyce Talk HR 'n OD podcast, hosted by Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford, is for Human Resources and Organizational Development change-makers committed to bold work in an era that calls for the skills, values and partnership of these two disciplines. Bob and Joyce are former HR and OD C-suite executives who share their successes, failures, and hacks. They believe that it's an exciting time for this work and give specifics around acquisitions, policy nightmares, and grand moments. This podcast is to support your work and to take a moment to step away from the daily chaos. Come on in, grab a snack, and welcome! no human resources, organizational development, business, leadership, csuite, executive, HR, OD Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford bobnjoycepodcast@gmail.com Episode 166: The Antidote to Dull Thinking http://bobnjoyce.fireside.fm/166 af234d55-1255-46cb-b275-252299a441cf Fri, 13 Sep 2024 21:00:00 -0400 Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford 166 The Antidote to Dull Thinking full Bob Stapleton and Joyce Wilson-Sanford In this episode, Bob’nJoyce discuss ways to unleash our best thinking when feeling stuck. 27:18 no In this episode, Bob’nJoyce discuss ways to unleash our best thinking when feeling stuck. We share concrete ideas to go from linear to lateral thinking that gets the creative juices following. In a world where dull thinking is way too common, these simple but effective ideas promote creativity and new thinking. You will get: * Meeting check-ins that get a group revved up and ready. * How to use synectics - a creative problem-solving that combines seemingly unrelated things. * An idea generator exercise that offers a lot of choices. * An exercise that gets every voice heard. This episode combines rigorous thinking with fun to bring out the best in our thinking. Come on in. Grab a snack. Welcome! human resources, organizational development, business, leadership, csuite, executive, HR, OD, Idea generator, creativity exercises, synectics, group exercises, team and meeting warmups. In this episode, Bob’nJoyce discuss ways to unleash our best thinking when feeling stuck. We share concrete ideas to go from linear to lateral thinking that gets the creative juices following. In a world where dull thinking is way too common, these simple but effective ideas promote creativity and new thinking.

You will get:

  • Meeting check-ins that get a group revved up and ready.
  • How to use synectics - a creative problem-solving that combines seemingly unrelated things.
  • An idea generator exercise that offers a lot of choices.
  • An exercise that gets every voice heard.

This episode combines rigorous thinking with fun to bring out the best in our thinking.

Come on in. Grab a snack. Welcome!

]]> In this episode, Bob’nJoyce discuss ways to unleash our best thinking when feeling stuck. We share concrete ideas to go from linear to lateral thinking that gets the creative juices following. In a world where dull thinking is way too common, these simple but effective ideas promote creativity and new thinking.

You will get:

  • Meeting check-ins that get a group revved up and ready.
  • How to use synectics - a creative problem-solving that combines seemingly unrelated things.
  • An idea generator exercise that offers a lot of choices.
  • An exercise that gets every voice heard.

This episode combines rigorous thinking with fun to bring out the best in our thinking.

Come on in. Grab a snack. Welcome!

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