What if you could be enticed into saving more money just by being made to look older? What if you could be encouraged to exercise with greater regularity by appearing to be more overweight, and what if you could be made to become more environmentally-conscious by cutting down "virtual" trees. The aforementioned ideas might sound [...]
I've written about the importance of getting a "reverse mentor" on numerous occasions. I recently happened upon this article highlighting Tesco's decision to create an advisory board of children ages 9 to 12. To be sure, the board's directive is focused on a narrow area but the idea of tapping into the creative energy of [...]
What if we could end childhood diabetes, fight world poverty and engage in a more sustainable form of agriculture just by tricking our taste buds? Sounds farfetched--if not impossible--doesn't it? After watching this insightful TEDx talk by Homaru Canto and Ben Roche, two innovative chefs from Chicago, I think you might have a more open [...]
Before Philippe Petit could undertake his daring 1974 tightrope walk across the World Trade Center Towers, my guess is that he fell off a lot of ropes while practicing. It might be obvious but it's worth remembering that a person can only learn to balance by falling. Related Post Practice Intentional Imperfection
For some time now, I have been advocating (here and here) the idea of getting a reverse mentor. (In fact, I even have a reverse mentor. His name is Simon Anderson and he is one of the most promising young futurists I know.) Why a reverse mentor? The world is moving so fast that it [...]
It's a common statement: "You've got to 'zig' when others 'zag'." It's just as true then that you have to "zag" when others "zig." What is often overlooked is that regardless of whether you first "zigged" or "zagged," you may have to unlearn and "zag" back to "zig" or "zig" back to "zag."
My good friend, Nate Garvis, has an outstanding post on his blog, Naked Civics. It's about the disposable coffee cup. This is no ordinary disposable cup, however. Through the use of elegant design, the new cup eliminates the pesky--and petroleum-based--plastic lid. To my mind, the new design is a wonderful example of the importance of seeing [...]
The Elements of Style is a small book that lays out the rules for clear writing. Near the end of the book is this brilliant observation: the best writers sometimes disregard the rules.
“To kill an error is as good a service, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact.” – Charles Darwin Question #9: Who coined the phrase, “The survival of the fittest”? Did you say Charles Darwin? If so, you are mistaken. The honor belongs to Herbert Spencer who first used [...]
As I have said before, unlearning is the key to creativity. It is also a theme that David Kelley, the founder of design firm IDEO, emphasizes at the Institute of Design -- AKA the d.school -- at Stanford University. The following paragraph was taken from Innovation 101: ... a lot of time at the d.school [...]
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