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Alex Osborn (1888-1966) was founding partner of one of the most highly regarded advertising agencies, BBDO, and is credited with introducing the brainstorming process in his book, Applied Imagination: Principles and Procedures of Creative Problem-Solving, published in 1957. His process…
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For years on this national holiday, I have posted a list of the number of men and women in the military services who were killed during each of the wars in which the United States has been involved. My sources…
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Here is an excerpt from an especially thoughtful article by Juliet Macur for The New York Times during which she provides an update on the background and current status of issues by no means unique to the Miami Dolphins, a…
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In one of her classic works, Creativity In Context: Update To The Social Psychology of Creativity (2006), Teresa Amabile suggests that creativity is influenced by four separate components: domain-relevant skills, creativity-relevant processes, task motivation, and the surrounding social environment. These…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Glenn Llopis for Forbes in which he explains why he believes that the best leaders are the best problem solvers. To read the complete article, check out others, obtain subscription information,…
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Over the years, I have read countless books that — one way or another — discuss an organization’s “lifecycle.” One of the best is also one of the oldest: Ichak Adizes’s Corporate Lifecycles: How and Why Corporations Grow and Die…
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In this brief article by Brian Kropp for Talent Management magazine, he suggests three common mistakes companies make that discourage high-potential employees. To read the complete article, check out all the resources, and sign up for a free subscription to…
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In Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed, Alexis Ohanian reflects back on years of experience from staffing, especially of startups such as websites he co-founded with Steve Huffman: reddit, hipmunk, and Breadpig. He advocates,…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article by Martin Zwilling for Entrepreneur magazine. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Most people think creativity is divinely-inspired, unpredictable and…
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David Burkus on “Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and the unconscious creative mind”
In his latest book, The Myths of Creativity: The Truth About How Innovative Companies and People Generate Great Ideas, David Burkus dispels ten myths, including The Eureka Myth: “the notion that all creative ideas arrive in a ‘eureka’ moment.” The…
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