Protection from Extreme Decision Making
Posted on29 Jan 2015
Tagsstorytelling, University of Oregon, University of Las Vegas, Sonja Kolstoe, Mary Riddel, balanced nutrition analogy, indecisiveness, forecasting, big data, what-if scenarios, reflection, innovation, information, Harvard Business Review, decisions, creativity, confidence, change
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At its root, extreme decision making is about how we assess possibilities in events. The adage, “Things are never as good nor... Read More
Dealing with Ambiguity
Dealing with ambiguity often occurs when doing things for the first time. The temptation is to make such events clearer than they... Read More
Rise of Self-Censorship
Posted on04 Sep 2014
Tagsconflict, problem solving, disagreeable, muscles, CBS News, homophily, peer-to-peer marketing, people's differences, New York Times, negative, minds, innovation, emotions, creativity
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Life requires effort. Just as it’s easy to be inactive and not eat right, it’s easy to associate with people who are... Read More
Secret to Creativity (Pt 2): Innovative Process and Taco Bell
A venture firm presented their search process. It began with examining about a 1,000 companies. Of those, they analyzed business plans from... Read More
Breaking through Consensus
Consensus retards dynamic solutions. For example, Regina Dugan and Kaigham Gabriel write in “‘Special Forces’ Innovation: How DARPA* Attacks Problems” (Harvard Business... Read More
Question to Avoid When Resolving Problems
Posted on08 May 2014
Tagsorganizational culture, questioning techniques, problem solving, management, innovation, employees, customer service, creativity, conflict management
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Once upon a time long ago, I was helping a department. Asking my questions as to how things got done, employees tended... Read More
Rehab for Social Media, Email, Texts (SMET) Addiction
In response to my post highlighting SMET addictions, Maya Larson (@connectionsbym), an Etsy shopkeeper, asked, “Is there a 5-step (rehab) program” for... Read More
Board War Games Superior to High-tech Simulations
Posted on10 Apr 2014
Tagscomputers, The Matrix, think outside the box, The Economist, rules, quantify, military, low-tech, decision-making process, creativity, computer simulations, complexity, alternatives
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Computer games have all but wiped out regular board games. Why then, do American military officials rely more on board games to... Read More
Social Media, Email, Texting (SMET) Addiction
Posted on20 Mar 2014
Tagscreativity, effectiveness, efficiencies, email, Facebook, happiness, Pollyannaism, social media, storytelling, texting, The Atlantic, The Economist, Bloomberg Businessweek, loneliness, SMET Addiction
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A SMET addiction exists for three reasons. First, it’s extremely hard to resist engaging, and SMET has potentially harmful effects, the second... Read More
Secret to Creativity
One of the books that had the greatest impact on my life was Picasso 1881 – 1973 by Carsten-Peter Warncke, Ingo F.... Read More
