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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 a brainstorming session, it isn’t very effective.…
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Hitler: Downfall: 1939-1945 Volker Ullrich and translated by Jefferson Chase Knopf (September 2020) “If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed.” Adolph Hitler This is the second of two volumes within which…
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Here is an excerpt from the transcript of a podcast featuring Diane Brady, Matthew Smith and Elizabeth Young McNally for an article written for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others,…
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Collision Course: Carlos Ghosn and the Culture Wars That Upended an Auto Empire Hans Greimel and William Sposato Harvard Business Review Press (June 2021) Here is what many view as “a tale of two Ghosns, both found in one man”…
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In his own words…. I’ve had a long career as a journalist and author. Lately, I’ve added a new hat: I’ve joined VSA Partners as its Editorial Director. The plan is to marry business to big-think journalism in a way that hopefully helps…
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We all have highs and lows, good times and bad, joys and sorrows…. If and whenever you feel really stupid, check out these folks by clicking here. In response to criticism of “dumb jocks,” Joe Theisman angrily replied, “We can’t…
Read MoreTen Steps Ahead: What Separates Successful Business Visionaries from the Rest of Us Erik Calonius Portfolio/Penguin Group (2011) Dreamers think about it…visionaries see it and then make it happen, at whatever cost Note: I recently re-read this book and think…
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Here is an excerpt from an article by Jeff Hawkins for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — In the global…
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Here is an excerpt from an interview of Tanya Baker by Erik Roth for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. The global leader of Goldman Sachs’ internal new business incubator on fostering innovation and entrepreneurial ventures within the…
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A transformation of the learning function: Why it should learn new ways
Here is an excerpt from an article written by Nicolai Chen Nielsen, Faridun Dotiwala, and Matthew Murray for the McKinsey Quarterly, published by McKinsey & Company. To read the complete article, check out others, learn more about the firm, and…
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