Practicing Safe Science
Journalism has a persistent bias for the new and exciting. They sell in pop culture, and as it turns out, they sell... Read More
Creative Innovation (Pt 7): Conflict
While we’ve discussed the benefit of dissenters and disruptive personalities with respective to creativity and innovation, I’ve implied conflict but have not... Read More
Creative Innovation (Pt 6): People Mix
In previous posts of this series, I covered accepting disruptive personalities, allowing spontaneity and creating conditions for interactions. Underlying these are people.... Read More
Creative Innovation (Pt 5): Employees Running into Each Other
Posted on16 Aug 2012
Tagsbuild, context, Creative Innovation Series, creativity, organizational culture, employees, innovation, Jonah Lehrer, spontaneous, Steve Jobs, The New Yorker
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Since planning is so engrained in a business mindset, it’s easy to become frustrated when we hear we can’t pressure or force... Read More
Creative Innovation (Pt 4): Spontaneity & Frequency
Posted on06 Aug 2012
Tagsgroup, The New Yorker, team intelligence, team building, Steve Jobs, spontaneous, Scientific American, Jonah Lehrer, innovation, Harvard Business Review, fun, face-to-face interactions, drugs, creativity, Creative Innovation Series, brainstorming, brain, Andrea Anderson, Alex "Sandy" Pentland
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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
Making Group Brainstorming More Effective And Innovative
Posted on21 Jun 2012
TagsAlex Osborn, brainstorming, Creative Innovation Series, creativity, group, innovation, Jonah Lehrer, Keith Sawyer, problem solving, The New Yorker, Washington University
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When leaders try to drive creativity and innovation in their organizations, they frequently jump into holding group brainstorming sessions. This not only... Read More
How Altruism in Groups Plays Out Against Self-interest
In genetics altruism creates a dilemma. Darwin even considered it a challenge to his theory of natural selection where self-interest seems to... Read More
