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Innovative Businesses Prioritize Creativity

Daniel Burrus

Human beings are meant to be creative. One problem we witness too often in society is the treatment of creativity and business innovation as mutually exclusive occurrences. Most notably, older organizations are the ones that place creativity in one column and positive disruptions via innovation in another. The Test of Time.

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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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How Facebook misses out on Talent

Destination Innovation

There are pervasive myths that older people are stuck in their ways, lack creativity and dynamism and cannot cope with new technology. In 2007 at age 22 Mark Zuckerberg profoundly stated, ‘Younger people are just smarter. He is dramatic proof that old people can be creative and dynamic. This is reflected in ageism in hiring.

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THE QUESTION: Who Created "The Year of Living Creatively?"

Idea Champions

If you are thinking about subscribing to The Year of Living Creatively , one question you are likely to ask is this: "Who created it -- and what are his credentials?". FREE THE GENIE BRAINSTORMING : Facilitated, online creative thinking sessions for individuals and small teams. THIRST QUENCH THIRST : Book of poetry, 2007.

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How Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft miss Creative Talent

Innovation Excellence

There are pervasive myths that older people are stuck in their ways, lack creativity and dynamism and cannot cope with new technology. In 2007. This is reflected in ageism in hiring. According to research firm Payscale, the median age of a worker at Facebook is 29, at Amazon it is 30 and at Microsoft 33.

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Cracking the complexity code

Paul Hobcraft

There was a good article within the McKinsey Quarterly published way back in 2007 entitled “Cracking the complexity code,” written by three authors Suzanne Heywood, Jessica Spungin, and David Turnbull. It still has a lot of relevancy in my mind today. You suddenly don’t have the bandwidth for innovation exploration and more.

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The Importance of Prioritizing Employee Well-Being and Psychological Safety

Business and Tech

The science is clear that when we prioritize our well-being, we’re more creative, productive, and resilient, and we make better decisions. My turning point came in 2007, when I collapsed from exhaustion and broke my cheekbone. Well-being isn’t just a perk, it’s a competitive advantage.

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