From Austin Center for Design: Jon Kolko's book was started with the intent of changing design and social entrepreneurship education. As these disciplines converge, it becomes evident that existing pedagogy doesn't support either students or practicioners attempting to design for impact. This text is a reaction to that convergence, and will ideally be used by various students, educators, and practicioners:

From FastCompany: Riley Gibson, CEO of social innovation company Napkin Labs, talks about transcending creative comfort zones and creative surplus: molding the 21st century renaissance community.

From Chuck Frey at Innovation Tools: Too often, business people, when faced with a challenge, decide what the problem is, and throw their full weight into solving it. There's only one problem with that approach: Too often, they're focused on solving the wrong problem.

From Authentic Leadership in Action: Some challenging issues just get worse when you work on them piecemeal because the trouble lives in the relationships among the parts of the whole. Teams, innovation, reputation, sustainability, individual and group performance, learning, and organizational change are all examples of challenges that emerge in the context of complex relationships among parts. As complex problems, they demand complex problem-solving approaches.

A healthy organization – whether a marriage, family, or a business corporation – is not one with an absence of problems, but one that is actively and effectively addressing or healing its problems.

Comedian and Ivy League professor John Cleese talks about a big discovery in his life: His mind works on creative problem solving even when he sleeps!

The San Diego Zoo is developing a specialty in biomimicry, a discipline that tries to solve problems by imitating the ingenious and sustainable answers provided by nature.

From Dumb Little Man: So next time you are faced with a dilemma at work that seems impossible to compete. Take a glance at these goofy watermelons and remember to think differently. If that doesn't do it, here are a handful of other things you can try.

Site for Nancy Kline's book: Time to Think outlines a powerful process of unlocking the knowledge and wisdom within the recesses of our minds.

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