Watch the video, you really need to see the examples. My Anti-Creativity Checklist from Youngme Moon on Vimeo. From the Video Play it Safe. Know your limitations. Remind yourself it’s just a job. Show you’re the smartest guy in the room. Be the tough guy. Respect history. Stop the madness before it can start. Crush early-stage ideas with your business savvy. Use experience as a weapon. Keep your eyes closed. Your mind too. Assume there is no problem Underestimate your customers Be a mentor. Give sound advice to the people who work for you. Be suspicious of creatives /liberal arts majors /poets /anthropologists /wackos in your organization When all else fails, act like a grown up. My additions: 15. Never admit you are wrong 16. Be an island unto yourself, don’t ask for help. What would you add? Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend
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Want to Innovate? Stop Working So Hard
Putting in all those extra hours, either from the office or home, isn’t helping you. At least not with creativity, innovation or those ah-ha! moments. Some of our greatest moments of insight happen where we least expect them to. From the Wallstreet Journal: It happened to Archimedes in the bath. To Descartes it took place in bed while watching flies on his ceiling. And to Newton it occurred in an orchard, when he saw an apple fall. From the same article but even more interesting: Left to its own devices, our brain activates several areas associated with complex problem solving, which researchers had previously assumed were dormant during daydreams. Moreover, it appears to be the only time these areas work in unison. Of course it’s not as simple as just lounging about in your robe & fuzzy slippers. You have to prepare in order to enable those insights to happen. From Fast Company: The researchers found support for the idea that blinding insights favor a prepared mind–that is, you’ve got to really internalize the problem at hand if you’re to find any sort of solution. But to actually bring those insights to life, you’ve got to step back. More Readings A Wandering
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