Question: Do more people die jaywalking or in the crosswalk? The answer is the crosswalk. Why? Because people are lulled into a false sense of security. Due to existing rules, painted crosswalks and flashing signs, they don’t feel as compelled to pay attention to the actions of others. When jaywalking they are under no such [...]
I grew up taking notes. I still take notes. That doesn't mean the way I take notes must stay the same. Check out this clever summarization of a recent John Seely Brown talk by Rachel Smith. (I especially like the quote: If you aren't curious, you are screwed.)Related PostA Notebook of Things I Don't Know
General Motors is, perhaps, not the most likely candidate for a company seeking to unlearn but I would like to applaud one area where the company is employing the right unlearning strategy.In 2007, amidst skyrocketing fuel prices and a shaky economy, the company realized a smaller, eco-friendly cars designed for urban females might be worth [...]
As a leader you must nurture an organization that can rapidly adapt. Unlearning can help.Unlearning can also help you innovate. In fact, unlearning can even assure you and your organization survive.After years of work, I am pleased to report that I have now developed both a half and a full-day seminar designed to help organizations unlearn—and thus [...]
IBM recently released a survey of 1500 CEO's across the globe and they said that creativity was the most important leadership quality for guaranteeing future success. How does one become creative, though? Part of the answer, I 'd argue begins with the ability to unlearn. It is now generally understood that today's more successful companies have figured [...]
"[Children don't] stop asking questions because they have lost interest: it's the other way around. They lost interest because they stopped asking questions." This simple and yet profound statement rests at the heart of a very serious problem facing America and, to varying degrees, the rest of the world: Our children are becoming less creative. [...]
This past February I wrote a post entitled Big Problems Don't Always Require Big Fixes. In a fascinating and informative TED talk Rory Sutherland has expanded upon this theme. If you have 12 minutes, I encourage you to watch the video. If you don't have the time, the major piece of unlearning which society must embrace [...]
"We know that we do not know all the laws yet ... therefore things must be learned only to be unlearned again." Richard FeynmanI am currently reading Iconoclast: A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently by Gregory Berns and, although I have written about Feynman in previous posts and even mentioned him prominently in a [...]
Take a look at the image to the right. It is a visual display of Everett Roger’s famous model of diffusion. I, however, want you to look at it differently. Consider it, instead, “an unlearning curve.” Conventional wisdom tells us that it is safe in the middle. Advertising and marketers frequently target their message toward [...]
Take a look at the image to the right. It is a visual display of Everett Roger's famous model of diffusion. I, however, want you to look at it differently. Consider it, instead, "an unlearning curve." Conventional wisdom tells us that it is safe in the middle. Advertising and marketers frequently target their message toward [...]
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