Category: Innovation
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Make a plan to think better
Cars (and before them, horses) reduced some people's ability to walk long distances. Unless they had a plan to avoid the degradation of that capability. I think we all need a plan to think even when we don't have to do so. Svblte: Thoughts on thinking, 2025-May-16 by Dustin Curtis The irony is that I…
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Progress is not glamorous
Works in Progress: The World of Tomorrow, 24-Dec-5 by Virginia Postrel For progress to be appealing, it must offer room for diverse pursuits and identities, permitting communities with different commitments and values to enjoy a landscape of pluralism without devolving into mutually hostile tribes. The ideal of the one best way passed long ago. It…
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Communicating with Artificial Intelligence
I have been dragging my heels about learning ChatGPT. I know I have to do it, but I like the old way of doing things like research and editing. Plus, if I'm going to have to double-check its output, what's the point? Frank Shaw, the Chief Communications Officer at Microsoft challenges me: LinkedIn: The Future…
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Don’t let fear of ridicule squelch your ideas… even the “dumb” ones
The Maven Game: A Head Full of Ideas, 2023-Mar-4 by David Moldawer Creatively competent people welcome "dumb" ideas. They love them! Contributions that are weird, cringy, tangential, bizarre, klutzy, catachrestic, or otherwise unexpected are the most useful when you're trying to get somewhere new, interesting, and valuable. Great ideas grow best from the fertile soil…
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Unexpected Precondition for Innovation, noted by Nilofer Merchant
When we are trying to drive innovation in an organization, we often ignore an essential precondition. This precondition is sometimes called "psychological safety." Nilofer Merchant has a valuable angle on this for managers. You can't get to psychological safety in your team until you recognize the unique value of each individual. It's not enough to…
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The Ends and Means of Diversity
Increasing diversity is both moral AND productive in organizations. An organization with diversity of employees is more likely to thrive. Acquiring a more diverse workforce turns out to be expensive in the short run. Suck it up! Digital Tonto: We Need To Learn How To Bridge Difference To Drive Creativity And Innovation, 2023-Feb-19 by Greg…
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