In Walter Isaacson´s biography Steve Jobs emerges as a nasty, selfish, and ruthless man. Fortunately, he applied his talents to making computers and did not engage in criminal activities. Although, Steve Jobs thoroughly studied Buddhism and meditated, there is little evidence of an inner peace of mind or compassion with other humans. He is the epitome of a genius who, because he thinks much faster and better than his employees, fell into the trap of arrogance and power play. Fanatic, extremist, narcissistic and obsessive, not a man to have in your enterprise, …
Creativity
When and Why You may want to have creative ideas for all sorts of reasons. You may want to improve something that already exists – like making a noiseless vacuum cleaner. Or you may want to design a new product. Write a book, or start a business. Many of us want to change things and …
Negative Thinking
Challenging Negativity You are thinking negatively when you fear the future, or expect failure. Negative thinking damages confidence, and harms performance. A major problem is that negative thoughts tend to inhabit our minds and influence our thinking. Challenging your own as well as an organisation’s negative thinking is important. The more you fire neurons …
Positive Thinking and Writing an eBook
Starting the Journey Do you have a passion for something? An idea you want to spread? Are you curious about something and want to learn more while sharing the learning process with others? Writing an eBook could be just the thing for you. This eBook project started when one person said, “Yes, let’s do …
Feasibility
Is it Feasible? Determining if your idea can work in practice is a vital. Often adjustments need to be made to the original idea. An idea is rarely a finished product and seldom practical. Additional thinking is needed to perfect an initial idea. Searching for ways to carry out the project can be made …
Motivation
Mental Challenge To motivate yourself, find a task that is the right level of difficulty. Or learn to transform tasks. A difficult task will frustrate you and it is easy to give up. And an easy task quickly becomes boring. A trick is to mentally change the perception of the task to continue to stay …
Curiosity and Motivation
Curiosity means to look into the unknown. In a dark room, your feel yourself around in the room instead of switching on the light. In addition, you try to figure out what is out there and you ask questions. Curiosity is like a magnetism pulling you towards something. Creativity means breaking free to be like …
Creativity and Belief
New ideas may be easy to generate using various thinking tools such as random words or pictures. But to put the ideas into work requires a belief. Not only a belief in the idea itself, but also in yourself. A positive mindset and an awareness of how to explore the positive aspects and the risks …
The Power of Thinking Differently – Book Review
The book “The Power of Thinking Differently” is a delight to read - humorous and filled with insights. The author, and former engineer Javy W. Galindo, takes the reader on a journey where stories about pickles and doughnuts are used to explore creativity. Galindo explores creative approaches found in art, science, and business. The book …
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Perception and Thinking
“We are confined to ways of describing whatever is described. Our universe, so to speak, consists of these ways rather than of a world or of worlds.” Nelson Goodman Visual Perception Visual perception is the ability to make sense of information that we receive through our eyes. Visual perception can be described as consisting of …
Innovation and Design
A vision on innovation Innovation is a very misunderstood technique. We would like to introduce some clarity: Innovation does not just fall into your lap Ideas have to be consciously designed Application of a technology follows the generation of an idea, not visa versa Innovation does not just fall into your lap You will …
History of Deliberate Creativity
The idea that you can be taught to be creative by using techniques of deliberate creativity is a recent phenomenon. The first approaches originating between fifty and seventy years ago. There are roughly three approaches to deliberate creativity: Brainstorming Lateral Thinking TRIZ Innovation - the implementing of ideas that have value – is a younger …
Creative Thinkering – Book Review
A book about creativity should not only inspire you to create and explore new ideas, it should also provide you with practical tips. Books such as “Thinkertoys” and “Cracking Creativity” by Michael Michalko are just that type of books. You return rather than read straight through to these books. Michalko’s new book “Creative Thinkering” is …
Remedies Against Groupthink
Groupthink Consequences Groupthink is described historically by the myth of the Cassandra syndrome. This myth describes a prediction or warning that goes unheeded with serious consequences. The term comes from the story about Cassandra, who was raped by the senior adviser to her father at court. To defend against accusations, she was personally discredited. So Cassandra's special …
The Role of Criticism
Find the Truth Someone once asked me "How can we increase people's willingness to accept criticism and enhance their ability to find the truth?" Personally, I do not believe that human nature can be changed. For example, the idea that another banking crisis can be prevented by people calling for less greed, does not make …
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