In his classic tome Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative, Sir Ken Robinson includes a section entitled “The Roles and Principles of Creative Leadership.” I’m going to take some license and turn ...

As a designer, there’s one question I get asked more than any other: “Can you teach people to be creative?” And my answer is always the same: “I’m not teaching them, I’m reminding them. Because they ...

In order for your place of business to become a hub of widespread creativity, the culture you've created will need to allow for it. When it comes to your organization’s culture, what do you emphasize ...

Most startups fail not because the idea is bad, but because the assumptions are never questioned. One of the most widely discussed mental models in modern entrepreneurship is first principles thinking ...

We tend to associate networking with a shallow effort to build up our contacts from nothing, to gain more business opportunities. But it turns out that a deeper look at network science shows this view ...

In 1666, one of the most influential scientists in history was strolling through a garden when he was struck with a flash of creative brilliance that would change the world. While standing under the ...

A randomized experiment shows that even a few minutes of viewing artistic film can expand our thinking and trigger creative ...

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