Take a look at the picture to the right. Who do you see? Albert Einstein, right? Now, step away from your computer and look at the picture again. Do you see someone else? I have said before that we must train our mind (or train our brain) in order to unlearn. The picture to the [...]
All kids have tremendous talents and we squander them, ruthlessly.We should treat creativity with the same status as we do literacy.If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original. By organizing education so the worse thing is to be wrong, we are educating people out of their creative capacities.The arts are [...]
"Every mile you go in the wrong direction is really a two mile error. Unlearning is twice as hard as learning." -- Unknown Question: Imagine the Roman Numeral equation below is made out of ten toothpick sticks such that “I” equals one stick and the “X” “+” and “=” all represent two sticks: XI + [...]
I pride myself on being open-minded. Nevertheless, I am constantly surprised at how often I find myself saying "I had never thought of that." To this end, a friend of mine recently introduced me to the concept of "shared space." In it's simplest form, the concept questions society's over-reliance on traffic rules and laws. This article in Salon [...]
In my 2008 book, Jump the Curve: 50 Essential Strategies to Help Your Company Stay Ahead of Emerging Technologies, one strategy I encourage people to employ from time to time is that of reading the newspaper backwards. Why? Because it can help you more clearly see where the future is headed. This, in turn, will [...]
One of my preferred strategies for thinking about the future as well as for trying to spur creativity and innovation is what I call in my book, Jump the Curve, “the power of play.” To really hone this skill, it helps to think like a child. Unfortunately, this isn’t an easy thing to do—especially after [...]
The German automaker BMW, in introducing its "Light Visionary Model" prototype automobile -- which it dubs GINA (Geometry and Functions in "N" Adaption), writes this: "The key to affecting the development of tomorrow's mobility lies in our readiness to challenge what is established and in the ability to antihistamine-meds.com new options." In short, BMW is [...]
Check out the logo of the Big Ten Conference to the left. Do you notice anything? Do you see the number "11" embedded on both sides of the "T"? I never did and I live in Minnesota and am a big fan of the Big Ten conference (as evidenced by this recent post on Ohio [...]
Earlier today I had the opportunity to give a short presentation on unlearning to the Olson advertising agency in Minneapolis. During the course of my talk I mentioned how fast technology is changing and I reminded my audience that although Facebook is only 5 years old and Twitter barely 3 years of age, it is [...]
Following up on yesterday's post, I invite you to look at the logo to the right. Undoubtedly, it is one you have seen hundreds, if not thousands, of times. How many of you, however, have ever noticed the arrow between the "E" and "x." It is a wonderful example of negative space and I want you [...]
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