Category: Psychology

Bring Your Ideas To Life In 2012

I’m sure you have a lot of ideas for 2012 too. After all, it’s that time of year. The question is: what are you going to do with them? Continue reading

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21 Awesome Quotes on Intuition

Thanks to Val Vadeboncoeur for finding most of these quotes. 1. “The only real valuable thing is intuition.” – Albert Einstein … Continue reading

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Why Asking Why Is So Important

We all think we know how most of the things we work with a on a daily basis work. Take for example your computer, how does it work? How does the screen display those icons? How does the mouse/keypad work? How does the computer know when you’ve written on the keyboard? Continue reading

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Confidence

I know, I know. You think I’m as batty as Julie Andrews — spinning up that dirt road to the von Trapp manor with guitar in hand, singing, “I have confidence in me!” Maybe it is a little crazy. But it’s true. Even the cold, hard facts of this complex global economy make this same emotional plea. Confidence — or a lack there-of — is paramount.
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ingenuity-fest

“Ingenuity,” John Kao suggests, is perhaps the most under-represented discussions of innovation, and at the same time, one of the most critical elements for addressing the challenges facing global society today. Many of these, from climate change to economic disparity, are escalating at a staggering pace that requires precisely the acceleration of the innovation process that ingenuity can provide. Continue reading

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Is Innovation in Asia Different?

Yes, innovation in Asia is different than what we see in the more Western parts of the world where the science of innovation management has been progressing longer. I recently read a great book, Leading Innovasian – Embedding Innovation Culture in Malaysian Organizations, and I liked the perspectives on Asian innovation given by Azim Pawanchik and Dr. Suraya Sulaiman from Alpha Catalyst Consulting. I got their permission to share the below insights from the book… Continue reading

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