Month: March 2014
Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Ewan Duncan and Ron Ritter for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. In it, they note that lean-production techniques have been revolutionizing operations for 50 years. Advances in…
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Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration Edwin E. Catmull with Amy Wallace Random House (2014) How individuals as well as organizations can avoid or overcome blocks to creativity by managing the symbiotic…
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb is one of the eminent contributors to Thinking: The New Science of Decision-Making, Problem-Solving, and Prediction, the latest in a series of Edge books edited by John Brockman and published by Harper Perennial (October 2013). In his…
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Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Kim Reed Perell, chief executive…
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Here is a brief interview of Nassim Nicholas Taleb by FT Magazine, published by Financial Times. To read the complete interview and check out other resources, please click here. Photo Credit: ©Camera Press * * * “Who is my mentor?…
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In Explaining Creativity: The Science of Human Innovation, Keith Sawyer suggests that there are eight stages to the creative process. He is convinced by extensive research (including his) that when most organizations conduct brainstorming sessions, it isn’t very effective. Why?…
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How to increase reading speed? I do not refer to speed reading. Recent research in optics and neuroscience reveals that most people can at least double and perhaps even triple their reading speed if (a) they appreciate the fact that…
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Marty is the Director of Transformation for the Liquid Agency as well as author of several bestselling books in which he explains how almost anyone in almost any organization can help to achieve breakthroughs in creativity and innovation. He has…
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In his latest book, Show Your Work!, Austin Kleon suggests ten different ways that almost anyone can think more creatively and thereby attract not only attention but gain support for the given initiative. Here they are, each accompanied by my…
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Thomas L. Friedman on “Start-Up America: Our Best Hope”
Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Thomas L. Friedman for the New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * The most striking thing about…
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