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Can creativity training really improve your creativity?

Idea to Value

Well, we have already previously seen that creativity is determined more by our nurture (upbringing) than by our nature (genes we are born with). However, we have also seen that children appear to be more creative than adults , and that divergent thinking creativity rates fall as we age.

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How “True Believers” Can Undermine Change

Digital Tonto

So we feel the urge to lash out and silence opposition. I first noticed this in the aftermath of the Ukraine’s Orange Revolution in 2004. Having overcome a falsified election, we were so triumphant that we failed to see the gathering storm. That almost guarantees a failure to survive victory.

Change 140
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Self-Righteousness Isn’t A Strategy

Digital Tonto

So we feel the urge to lash out and silence opposition. I first noticed this in the aftermath of the Ukraine’s Orange Revolution in 2004. Having overcome a falsified election, we were so triumphant that we failed to see the gathering storm. That almost guarantees a failure to survive victory.

Strategy 191
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Planning fallacy: Why we are so bad at predicting how long something will take

Idea to Value

In fact, most things which we try to accomplish end up taking longer than we initially plan. The planning fallacy is a form of optimism bias where we end up underestimating how much time it will take to complete a piece of work, and as a result also the cost of the work or reduced benefits.

Project 137
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My innovation journey (so far)

Jeffrey Phillips

We felt that to remain competitive, larger companies needed to recapture the sense of wonder and adventure that working in the "front end" of innovation would create. My friend, who founded OVO Innovation with me in 2004, was really passionate about the idea of reviving innovation in corporations.

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The Resolution Myth

Stephen Shapiro

We’ve been told that because it’s a new year, it’s time for a new you. This is especially true for those who set money-related resolutions: 41% are not happy, 34% are moderately happy, and 25% are happy. Welcome to 2024. 24% (one in four people) NEVER succeed and have failed on every resolution every year.

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i3: A market-creating initiative for African healthcare innovators

Christensen Institute

By 2004, revenues had reached $614 million. Organizations such as Merck, AmerisourceBergen, the WHO, the African Union Development Agency and others are providing access to market support. As the program develops, we hope additional African institutions such as Afrexim Bank will provide loans to further help the innovators scale.