(I am taking two weeks off blogging in memory of my good friend Jeff Cahill who left us suddenly on Friday.)

Dear Jeff,

Thank you for all the cut-the-crap insights, the silly stories, the unmentionable pranks, the great (home-cooked, take-out and 5-star gourmet) meals, the late night drives and coffees, the unconditional support, the illuminating wisdom, the great conversations, the reality …

I am going to use my twitter feed - http://twitter.com/zern - to deliver a constant stream of visual, aural, emotive, olfactory snippets of nows.

As a source of idea germs, to spark divergent thinking.

In response to my article Problem solving model: Four phases on FlyingSolo, Heather Smith from Brisbane asked for my thoughts on brainstorming alone.

One of my suggestions was: “Look for unrelated …

My friend Allison O’Neill is looking for ‘The Inside Dirt on Our Bosses’ for her up and coming book.

She is collecting stories (from all over the world) of the fantastic and the terrible boss/management experiences people have had throughout their working lives. This won’t be a book of petty moans and groans, but rather a collection of real life examples we can all learn from.

Share your story on …