I don't mean do you physically live in Detroit. Instead, I mean do you and your business live in an environment where you're surrounded by like-minded individuals. Living with -- and around -- people who think the same as you can be comforting but it can also be very dangerous. The fact that the "Big [...]
Yesterday, after delivering the opening keynote (on future trends) at Beyond 2010 in Edmonton, I had the pleasure of also delivering the closing remarks. Not surprisingly, I discussed the importance of unlearning. In between, however, I had the immense pleasure of listening to a wonderful speaker, Peter Hinssen, who is the author of a new [...]
Lately, I have been noticing an interesting trend: More people are paying attention to how physical movement affects learning. For example, the other day, the Wall Street Journal had a fascinating article about how handwriting can help improve idea composition and expression. Clive Thompson at Wired had a great piece on how drawing--and not writing--may [...]
Take a look at the picture to the right. What color are the two birds? As hard as it may be to believe, they are actually the same color. (See the second picture directly below with the surrounding colors removed.) I think this optical illusion is a wonderful metaphor for how all of us--myself included--see [...]
Dan Pink has a wonderful article on the power of "flip thinking." I have long been an advocate of turning problems into opportunities but Pink's article takes the idea a step further and provides some wonderful examples. For example, he cites a high school teacher who now makes his students watch his lectures on YouTube [...]
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of meeting a gentlemen who was interested in volunteering for an organization in which I serve in a leadership capacity. Near the end of our conversation I told him of my interest in unlearning and he immediately added that his "greatest strength was his ignorance."To many people this might seem [...]
It sounds paradoxical. How can you over-deliver on results by under-scheduling your day? It's easy, really. First, by underscheduling your day you will give yourself some time to think and reflect. And, by taking this time you will, counter-intuitively, come to focus on those things which are truly important. You will drop the clutter from [...]
1. Become Uncomfortable in Your Own Skin2. Study at an Anti-Library3. Ask a Follow-up Question4. Draw Outside the Lines5. Make the Strange Familiar6. Make the Familiar Strange7. Argue with Yourself8. Play it ... Risky9. Practice Imperfection10. Know Doubt
Take the above quiz. If you can't figure it out, here's a hint: Think outside the box -- literally. (P.S. If you still can't figure it out, feel free to email me at jack@unlearning101.com and I will send you the answer.)
Recently, the New York Times had an interesting article entitled Digital Devices Deprive Brain of Needed Downtime. One study cited in the article suggested that people learned significantly better after a walk in nature. It is speculated that the human brain uses the downtime to take in and process new information. As someone who enjoys walking [...]
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