Emotions and Intuition as Foundation of All Decisions
Posted on25 Feb 2013
Tagsbrain, decision-making process, decisions, emotional intelligence, emotions, empathy, Harvard Business Review, intuition, logic, motivation, rationale, reason, research methodologies, strategy, technology, The Economist, Foundation & Frame Analogy, Roderick Gilkey, Ricardo Caceda, Clinton Kilts
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One of the more contrarian perspectives that has helped me appreciate people’s decisions is that emotions and its interpretive big sister, intuition,... Read More
Creative Innovation (Pt 11): Quantification Restricts Creativity
Business prizes quantification; yet, ironically, it restricts creativity and innovation in two ways: Encouraging electrical activity in our brains which restricts idea... Read More
Memorable Pictures: Unconscious Attractions
Allison Bond’s article, “Haunting Scenes” (Scientific American Mind, November/December 2011 edition), discusses the research of Phillip Isola (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) as... Read More
Creative Innovation (Pt 4): Spontaneity & Frequency
Posted on06 Aug 2012
TagsAlex "Sandy" Pentland, Andrea Anderson, brain, brainstorming, Creative Innovation Series, creativity, drugs, face-to-face interactions, fun, group, Harvard Business Review, innovation, Jonah Lehrer, Scientific American, spontaneous, Steve Jobs, team building, team intelligence, The New Yorker
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The executive walks through the facility or offices to attend the manager’s meeting and finds many employees having conversations; they are laughing,... Read More
Relax, Be Creative
Posted on31 May 2012
TagsMareike Wieth, urgency, Tori Rodriguez, Thoughts, The Medici Effect, Scientific American, quantify, pressure, Performance, fear, experience, creativity, brain, Albion College
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A good idea can come at any time. This was one of the key things I learned to be creative. I do... Read More
The Silent Revolution: Understanding Ourselves
Posted on03 Nov 2011
TagsBin He, biotechnology, brain, cloud computing, conscious, emotions, energy, Francisco Pereira, free will, humans, intuition, Jack Gallant, Martin Dresler, Max Panck Institute, medical, personal computing, Princeton University, research methodologies, Star Trek, subconscious, technology, The Economist, Thoughts, University of California Berkeley, University of Minnesota
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As I had mentioned in The Rise of Intuition, the biggest advancement we’ll see in the next five to fifteen years will... Read More
Cooperation vs. Self-interest (Pt 3): Empathy
Posted on20 Oct 2011
Tagsbrain, cooperation, Cooperation vs Self-interest Series, organizational culture, emotional intelligence, emotions, feelings, Giacomo Rizzolatti, happiness, Harvard Business Review, intuition, leadership, Personality, sensitive people, sensitivity, Tania Singer, Yochai Benkler
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For many of us, we feel good when we help others. What we are even learning is that many of us, especially... Read More
Change Taste without Changing Anything about the Food
Posted on18 Jul 2011
Tagsutensils, The New Yorker, taste, Snacks For A Fat Planet, restaurant, problem solving, price, presentation, PepsiCo, people, packaging, message, John Seabrook, Influence, food, feelings, cooking, brain, ambiance
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This post is similar to my previous post about changing the message by how people feel about the messenger. In the case... Read More
What Consumer Psychology Teaches Us About Problem Solving
Posted on27 Sep 2010
TagsMichael I. Norton, decisions, drugs, emotions, expectations, goal setting, Harvard Business Review, How Concepts Affect Consumption, intuition, keeping up with the Joneses, low-cost, Dan Ariely, objective, peer pressure, people, price, problem solving, psychology, rationale, rewards, teach, anticipatory, beverages, brain, business, buying habits, change, cognition, competitive, consumer, cost-benefit
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We often anticipate and rationalize people’s decisions using a cost-benefit analysis. This perspective frequently leads to erroneous conclusions and restricts problem-solving capabilities.... Read More
