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The Default Mode Network in the brain

Idea to Value

In 2001, summarising years of seeing this activity across experiments, Marcus Raichle coined these active regions as the brain’s default mode network. And mind wandering is good for creativity. One important thing to stress though is that creativity does not “happen” in the Default Mode Network.

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Summaries of the 50 Best Business Books

Destination Innovation

by Brian Tracy – 2001 Mindset by Carol Dweck – 2006 Go-Giver by Bob Burg and John David Mann – 2007 Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman – 2011 Thrive by Arianna Huffington – 2014 Atomic Habits by James Clear – 2018 The post Summaries of the 50 Best Business Books appeared first on Destination Innovation.

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Advance Innovation – Put World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 – 21 in your 2017 calendar, now!

Innovation Excellence

Use World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15-21 (WCIW) to leverage your innovation skills, knowledge, tools, and attitudes.

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Innovating in an Economic Downturn

Innovators Alliance

Apple began its stunning transformation with the iPod in 2001, during the darkest days after the Internet bubble burst. Smart companies however, respond to leaner budgets by deploying non-traditional methods that are both cheaper and tend to engage customers in creative new ways. And its iPad was introduced during the 2008 downturn.

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THOMAS EDISON’S CREATIVE THINKING HABIT: ADAPTATION

Michael Michalko

One of the paradoxes of creativity is that in order to think originally, we must first familiarize ourselves with the ideas of others. Adaptation is a common and inescapable practice in creativity. One day he and I had a discussion about creative thinking and I brought up the principle of adaptation.

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Nine Short Innovation Lessons from Lego

Destination Innovation

Jorgen Vig Knudstorp joined in 2001 and was promoted to CEO three years later at the age of 36. He transformed the culture into a creative, agile and rapid hothouse of innovation. There are many books and studies describing the company’s approach. They appointed a new CEO. When Lego lost its Head – Mail Online.

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LOOKING FOR IDEAS?

Michael Michalko

In 2001 Dr. Pronovost borrowed a concept from the aviation industry: a checklist, the kind that pilots use to clear their planes for takeoff. Learn the techniques creative geniuses have used to create ideas. In an experiment Dr. Pronovost used the checklist strategy to attack just one common problem in the I.C.U.,