HBR: Don't Sabotage Yourself
yesterday
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TED: Atul Gawande: How do we heal medicine?
14 days ago
This isn't just about how we heal medicine. The lessons apply to how we build our organizations, economy, government - our systems - to handle complexity of modern times. It means individuals in these systems must embrace humility, discipline, and teamwork.
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HBR: Why We Can't See What's Right in Front of Us - Tony McCaffrey
19 days ago
Compare to objective description of hand holds in climbing - objectifying makes seeing things easier.
"After studying creativity for many years, I've come up with a way to help break through functional fixedness, with what I call the generic parts technique. Break each object into its parts and ask two questions: Can it broken down further? Does your description imply a use? If so, describe it more generically. Calling something an iceberg generally implies hitting and sinking ships. Describing it more generically as a floating surface 200-400 feet long does not. This technique systematically strips away the layers of preconceived uses from the object and all its parts. My data show that along the way, alternative uses more easily emerge."
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"After studying creativity for many years, I've come up with a way to help break through functional fixedness, with what I call the generic parts technique. Break each object into its parts and ask two questions: Can it broken down further? Does your description imply a use? If so, describe it more generically. Calling something an iceberg generally implies hitting and sinking ships. Describing it more generically as a floating surface 200-400 feet long does not. This technique systematically strips away the layers of preconceived uses from the object and all its parts. My data show that along the way, alternative uses more easily emerge."
19 days ago
Her Idea: An Illustrated Allegory about Procrastination and the Creative Process | Brain Pickings
19 days ago
Love this illustrated allegory of procrastination and the disconnect between idea and execution in the creative process
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19 days ago
How Starbucks Trains Customers to Behave - Video - Harvard Business Review
19 days ago
How @Starbucks increased efficiency by treating customers like employees.
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19 days ago
Barriers to Change: The Real Reason Behind the Kodak Downfall - Forbes
19 days ago
Complacency's a killer...Barriers to Change: The Real Reason Behind the Kodak Downfall | Forbes
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19 days ago
Projects Are the New Job Interviews - Michael Schrage - Harvard Business Review
19 days ago
"Resumes are dead. Interviews are largely ineffectual. Linked-In is good. Portfolios are useful."
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19 days ago
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