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In today’s episode of the Idea to Value Podcast , we speak with Andy Binns, Co-Founder of Change Logic and author of Corporate Explorer: How corporations can beat startups at the innovation game. MORE
The most successful creative people are the ones who put in the time and effort. They have the grit to work and practice for years, in order to build up the skills to produce highly creative work. However, investing this amount of time and effort over many years requires the motivation to keep going. MORE
My vacuum cleaner sucked, badly. By which I mean, it hardly sucked at all anymore. Years ago when I bought it, it was amazingly strong and picked up everything. Now it could hardly pick up crumbs. Over the years, performance just dropped over time. MORE
In today’s episode of the Idea to Value podcast , we speak with Dr Margaret Webb from the University of Melbourne. MORE
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Have you ever caught yourself daydreaming while still doing an activity, only to then realise you don’t remember anything that happened for a while. A classic example is that people have no idea what happened while they were travelling or commuting. MORE
What makes successful people succeed? A number of factors they come up with if you ask them may include: Hard work. Grit and being willing to keep going through challenging times. Having the resources to develop what you are thinking of. Focusing on quality, delighting the customer, being the best. MORE
“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.”. ? Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. MORE
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In the 1989 movie Field of Dreams , Kevin Costner’s character builds a baseball field within his corn farm after a ghostly voice tells him “If you b uild it, he will come” In this case, the “he” refers to Costner’s character’s dead father. MORE
I want to tell you a story about the most clear example of failure I know of. In 2019, while I was living and working in Australia, a news story went around which was so crazy it was hard to believe. MORE
If you have ever asked yourself whether a computer can be creative , we have just gotten closer to the answer. MORE
If there is one chemical in our body which can impact our well-being and creative performance, it might just be cortisol. Cortisol is a natural hormone produced in our bodies with a number of functions, but one of the primary functions is to feelings of stress. MORE
There is a tendency for people to love their own ideas. Not necessarily because the ideas themselves are better than others, but instead because of the work which people put into developing them. MORE
There is no such thing as a truly original idea. No, I am not saying that to discourage you being creative. Instead, it is important to understand that every idea is built upon and adapted from something that came before. All ideas are a new combination of previous knowledge. MORE
In London’s Royal Botanical Kew Gardens, there is a tree which has inspired the world. It is an ancient, huge oak tree. Planted in 1798 and standing more than 16 meters tall, it has long been one of the most important and well known trees in the gardens. MORE
In this episode of the Idea to Value Podcast , we speak with bestselling author Eric Barker. Eric runs one of the most popular newsletters on the web to use science and psychology to improve your life, and I have been a fan for years. MORE
Humans are a forgetful species. While we have an amazing ability to remember complex information and patterns, our brains can be given so much information that if we remembered everything, it would be a jumbled mess and impossible to remember any specific fact. MORE
You have a product. And you are trying to convince customers that they should trust you and buy your product. But do you actually know what it is like using the product you are trying to sell? So many leaders in companies have no idea what their own products are actually like. MORE
When people first start developing their creative skills for the first time, they often go through a similar sequence of learning and trying new things. MORE
In this episode of the Idea to Value podcast , we speak with award winning designer Ayse Birsel. MORE
If there is one myth about creativity that I wish would just stop, it is that some people are “right brained” and creative, whereas others are “left brained” and analytical. MORE
If you want to improve your creativity , what is more likely to make you better in the long run: Creating a large volume of average-quality work, or focusing on a single piece and working tirelessly to try and make it perfect? MORE
Over the past few weeks, I have been reviewing every one of my previous blog posts. It is part of a review I am doing to consolidate the research I have done over the past 9 years. MORE
Researchers have found that Zoom, Teams and other videoconference tools can stifle creativity. According to a new research study just published in Nature , collaborating with someone using screens instead of sitting face to face resulted in both participants being less creative. MORE
Often, when someone says they are not creative , what they are really saying is that they do not believe they have the same level of skills or talents as people they look up to as creative. Even if the people they look up to have spent an entire lifetime developing those talents. MORE
Is your team having too many meetings? Do you ever come to the end of a workday and feel stressed because instead of getting any productive work done, you have spent nearly the whole day in back-to-back meetings? MORE
Why do creative people often behave so differently than other people? For decades, researchers have been trying to find out what makes up the personality profile of creative, innovative people. MORE
The early bird catches the worm … ? What makes more sense: To be the first player in a brand new market, able to be the first (or only) company which customers buy from? To wait until other companies have proven there is a market for a new offering, and then quickly develop and scale your own? MORE
Sometimes, before you start generating ideas, it makes sense to slow down and ask some more questions. It is normal to want to solve problems, and come up with solutions and ideas from the beginning. But how do we know that we are solving the right problem? MORE
When you are trying something new, you are likely to fail on your way. Repeatedly. In fact, one thing which separates highly productive creative people from others is just how willing they are to push through the hard times and keep going. It requires perseverance. MORE
Do you know what is happening in your business? Not what is supposed to happen, but what is actually happening on the factory floor? For many managers and leaders, it may have been a while since they actually experienced what it is like where the action happens. MORE
In today’s episode of the Idea to Value podcast , we speak with Paul Ruppert. Paul is a veteran of the Telecommunications industry, and his companies have helped bring breakthrough technologies like worldwide mobile calling and SMS to the masses. MORE
For the past decade or so, one of the most popular ideas in innovation has been around Open Innovation. This is the practice of innovating and co-creation in collaboration with people outside of your company. MORE
They aren’t. People think that any small mistake or embarrassment is going to be noticed and judged by everyone around them. Yet in reality this is not what happens. MORE
I have long talked about how the human brain aims to be as efficient as possible. One of the ways it achieves this is by linking together networks that often work together and strengthening the connections between those neurons , as well as making those networks faster at working together. MORE
They are not the same thing. An innovation is only valuable if the customer perceives value in it. And for this to happen, the customer needs to feel like the solution is addressing some sort of problem or job to be done which they have. MORE
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What makes successful people succeed? A number of factors they come up with if you ask them may include: Hard work. Grit and being willing to keep going through challenging times. Having the resources to develop what you are thinking of. Focusing on quality, delighting the customer, being the best.
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When people first start developing their creative skills for the first time, they often go through a similar sequence of learning and trying new things.
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In London’s Royal Botanical Kew Gardens, there is a tree which has inspired the world. It is an ancient, huge oak tree. Planted in 1798 and standing more than 16 meters tall, it has long been one of the most important and well known trees in the gardens.
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The most successful creative people are the ones who put in the time and effort. They have the grit to work and practice for years, in order to build up the skills to produce highly creative work. However, investing this amount of time and effort over many years requires the motivation to keep going.
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“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.”. ? Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft.
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For the past decade or so, one of the most popular ideas in innovation has been around Open Innovation. This is the practice of innovating and co-creation in collaboration with people outside of your company.
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My vacuum cleaner sucked, badly. By which I mean, it hardly sucked at all anymore. Years ago when I bought it, it was amazingly strong and picked up everything. Now it could hardly pick up crumbs. Over the years, performance just dropped over time.
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If you want to improve your creativity , what is more likely to make you better in the long run: Creating a large volume of average-quality work, or focusing on a single piece and working tirelessly to try and make it perfect?
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Humans are a forgetful species. While we have an amazing ability to remember complex information and patterns, our brains can be given so much information that if we remembered everything, it would be a jumbled mess and impossible to remember any specific fact.
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They aren’t. People think that any small mistake or embarrassment is going to be noticed and judged by everyone around them. Yet in reality this is not what happens.
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In today’s episode of the Idea to Value podcast , we speak with Paul Ruppert. Paul is a veteran of the Telecommunications industry, and his companies have helped bring breakthrough technologies like worldwide mobile calling and SMS to the masses.
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The early bird catches the worm … ? What makes more sense: To be the first player in a brand new market, able to be the first (or only) company which customers buy from? To wait until other companies have proven there is a market for a new offering, and then quickly develop and scale your own?
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When you are trying something new, you are likely to fail on your way. Repeatedly. In fact, one thing which separates highly productive creative people from others is just how willing they are to push through the hard times and keep going. It requires perseverance.
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I have long talked about how the human brain aims to be as efficient as possible. One of the ways it achieves this is by linking together networks that often work together and strengthening the connections between those neurons , as well as making those networks faster at working together.
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There is a tendency for people to love their own ideas. Not necessarily because the ideas themselves are better than others, but instead because of the work which people put into developing them.
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There is no such thing as a truly original idea. No, I am not saying that to discourage you being creative. Instead, it is important to understand that every idea is built upon and adapted from something that came before. All ideas are a new combination of previous knowledge.
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Often, when someone says they are not creative , what they are really saying is that they do not believe they have the same level of skills or talents as people they look up to as creative. Even if the people they look up to have spent an entire lifetime developing those talents.
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If there is one myth about creativity that I wish would just stop, it is that some people are “right brained” and creative, whereas others are “left brained” and analytical.
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You have a product. And you are trying to convince customers that they should trust you and buy your product. But do you actually know what it is like using the product you are trying to sell? So many leaders in companies have no idea what their own products are actually like.
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They are not the same thing. An innovation is only valuable if the customer perceives value in it. And for this to happen, the customer needs to feel like the solution is addressing some sort of problem or job to be done which they have.
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If there is one chemical in our body which can impact our well-being and creative performance, it might just be cortisol. Cortisol is a natural hormone produced in our bodies with a number of functions, but one of the primary functions is to feelings of stress.
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What is the purpose of a CEO in relation to innovation? While they are required to help form the innovation strategy and allocate resources, one of the most important responsibilities they have is in setting the attitude towards failure in innovation projects.
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I want to tell you a story about the most clear example of failure I know of. In 2019, while I was living and working in Australia, a news story went around which was so crazy it was hard to believe.
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