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What if the secret to solving your organization’s toughest problems was thinking like a 10-year-old?
Discover how childlike creativity and fun can reframe complex business challenges, spark innovation, and drive real results.
Topics Covered:
Childlike thinking for organizational problem-solving
Playful penalties to boost accountability
Storytelling and translating complex issues for kids
Change management through unbiased perspectives
Dementia care and deepfake technology solutions
Mechanisms for creativity: no rules, have fun, do good, no shame
Designing inclusive, impactful brainstorming sessions
Bridging playfulness and business gravitas
Applying kid-inspired thinking to AI and executive decisions
Keeping curiosity and creative practice alive in organizations
Connect with Bas Warmerdam:
ConsultingKids.com
LinkedIn
đź“‹ Episode Chapters
00:00:05 – Welcome & Intro to the Tech Humanist Show
00:00:17 – “Playful Penalties” concept and team accountability
00:00:41 – Bas Warmerdam’s work with Consulting Kids
00:01:50 – Approach and methodology using children as junior consultants
00:03:38 – Reframing collaboration problems through childlike solutions
00:04:24 – Implementing playful penalties and organizational impact
00:06:02 – The “Thinking Like a Child for Professionals” process
00:08:27 – Bringing executives into the classroom and change management benefits
00:09:23 – Storytelling for complex issue translation
00:12:14 – Mechanisms for leaders to use childlike thinking in their teams
00:15:09 – Four key thinking mechanisms from kids
00:15:50 – Example: Dementia care and “no rules” thinking
00:18:28 – How professionals can integrate fun and purpose
00:19:55 – Embracing “no shame” in creative business solutions
00:20:41 – Creating inclusion for quiet and underrepresented voices
00:22:03 – Reintegration: Bringing creative ideas into business practice
00:24:21 – Childlike thinking for AI-related decisions
00:26:55 – Using kid-driven creativity to challenge AI authority
00:28:40 – Sustaining childlike thinking post-consulting
00:30:41 – Keeping curiosity sharp and connecting at home
00:32:19 – How to connect with Bas Warmerdam and Consulting Kids
00:32:55 – Closing remarks and credits
