What’s all the flap about thinking outside the box? Get it? Flap. Box. …Box flap! The cliche says “thinking outside the box” is the end-all-be-all of innovative thinking. I completely disagree. It takes a lot more creativity to think INSIDE the box When you tell everyone to think outside the box, you’re basically telling them to […]
My friend Jon Gordon released a new book just in time for everyone to benefit from as they begin the new year. The book is titled “One Word That Will Change Your Life.” Here’s how Jon describes the book and its benefits: One Word That Will Change Your Life explains how to simplify your life and […]
You’d think if you’d done something 730+ times and counting you’d be perfect at it by now, right? This year marks the beginning of the third year in a row in which I begin every single one of my days by reading, contemplating, and finding better ways to put into action the valuable advice found […]
Very recently I witnessed a large company make a conscious decision to chase revenue instead of relevance. This company had proven year after year that they could generated ever increasing amounts of money by delivering (and charging for) the results that come from executing unique ideas that led their clients to prosper. They had a record-breaking year […]
My favorite Chris Anderson book will apparently always be the “latest” Chris Anderson book — he keeps topping himself. The Long Tail blew me away, Free: How Today’s Smartest Businesses Profit by Giving Something for Nothing sparked new ideas, and now his most recent work Makers: The New Industrial Revolution has me thinking about the steps that follow idea generation — […]
A new person I stumbled across online today via a random link is Vi Hart who describes herself as a Mathemusician (right there is a BIG clue to how creative she is.) Vi posted a video to YouTube sharing thoughts and demonstrating the possibilities of a folded-paper shape called a Hexaflexagon. If someone had tried to talk […]
I started riding a motorcycle about 3 or 4 years ago, and on the drive into the office this morning (in a car) watching the behavior of the other drivers on the road, I was struck by the contradiction and disparity between those who guide these two different types of vehicles. Automobiles Overwhelmingly the majority […]