Archive | August, 2010

09 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

A Bias Toward Action

Here’s another excerpt from the book “Making Ideas Happen” by Scott Belsky. I try to discuss it with my team every week, so this blog will tackle the part of the topic we discussed this morning.
Excerpt on brainstorming:
“A surplus of ideas is as dangerous as a drought… In brainstorming, rampant idea exchange is exhilarating. But [...]

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06 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Quote of the Day – Shannon Wheeler

“You sit around watching all this stuff happen on TV. . . and the TV sits and watches us do nothing! The TV must think we’re all pretty lame.”
-Shannon Wheeler

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04 August 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Creativity Needs Organization

Being a productivity-junkie, I enjoy reading about what other people are doing to be more effective and efficient in their tasks. One of my often-recommended books is David Allen’s “Getting Things Done” — in my opinion, a must-read for anyone serious about productivity. However, I found myself unable to totally implement David Allen’s system. Probably [...]

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