In his Ted Talk, the designer Tom Wujec presents some surprisingly deep research into the “marshmallow problem” — a simple team-building exercise that involves dry spaghetti, one yard of tape and a marshmallow. He also explains what it takes to turn us from an “uh-oh” moment to a “ta-da” moment.
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Life does not consist mainly – or even largely – of facts and happenings. It consists mainly of the storm of thoughts that is forever blowing through one’s head. – Mark Twain
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Richard Hamming, mathematician at Bell Labs for thirty years, gave a talk before he passed away on the factors that determine why a scientist does or does not make significant contributions. Although his focus was on ideas in science, the wisdom he shared really can be applied to any area where original thought is necessary.
Here are his core insights, 8 strategies to improve creativity:
1. Don’t Think Your Success Is A Matter of Luck
1. Don’t Think Your Success Is A Matter of Luck
1. Don’t Think Your Success Is A Matter of Luck
1. Don’t Think Your Success Is A Matter of Luck
2. Plant Many Small Seeds From Which A Mighty Oak Tree Can Grow
3. Turn Your Problem Around. Change A Defect Into An Asset
4. Knowledge And Productivity Are Like Compound Interest
5. Find Important People And Problems. Focus Your Mind On Them
6. Prepare Your Mind For Opportunity
7. Work With the Door Open. You Will Sense What Is Important
8. Know When To Work With The System, And When To Go It Alone
Read here for the full article.
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The Diplocalendar 2014 realised by S. Baldi and E. Gelbstein is dedicated to “Cybersecurity: Guidelines for diplomats” and is based on the assumption that “Cyberspace is inherently insecure“.
For the month of October the attention is drawn on “Encryption”
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The set of images used in the Diplocalendar 2014 can also be consulted on Slideshare
The art of getting things done through others
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Any fool can know. The point is to understand – Albert Einstein
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The free e-book “The Experts Teach: Leadership Skills“, by ManageTrainLearn, downloadable at bookboon.com, includes 25 articles from the top experts on business leadership. In particular these articles will provide original ideas and will help managers to develop existing leaders and create more leaders.
The key to success is to surround myself with people smarter than I am
Peter Parker (Former Chairman of British Rail), quoted in the book Tactics, the art and science of success by E. De Bono
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We often refer to intelligence as a one single concept. The picture can be far more articulated than we think.
In one of his most acclaimed books, “Head First – 10 ways to tap into your natural genius“, Tony Buzan describes 10 different Intelligences that he divides into three major categories:
a) The creative and Emotional intelligences:
1. Creative intelligence (Create Yourself)
2. Personal Intelligence (You and You)
3. Social Intelligence (You and them)
4. Spiritual Intelligence (Heaven knows!)
b) The Bodily Intelligences
5. Physical Intelligence (Body Talk)
6. Sensual Intelligence (Making sense of your senses)
7. Sexual Intelligence (Intelligent sex)
c) The Traditional IQ Intelligences
8. Numerical Intelligence (Count on Yourself)
9. Spatial Intelligence (Mind the Gap)
10. Verbal Intelligence (The power of words)
If you want to know more about each one read the book!
If you have a lot of work to do and you have difficulty in getting started, you can try this five actions suggested by Carthage Buckley in the Blog Coaching positive performance:
1. Create a good working environment
2. Have a productivity system in place
3. Know why you are doing it
4. Keep your work environment inviting
5. Have a weekly productivity review
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