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Paying attention is the only thing that guarantees insight. It is the only real weapon we have against power, too. You can’t fight things you can’t actually see.Michelle Dean Here a few practices you can try now! Adopted from “Art of Noticing” written by Rob Walker. And please gift yourself this book. A physical copy…

Culture has a lot to do with fear of failure? I just have to look back at my school days and college to see that. Fear of failure is drilled into us from childhood and we never again recover from it. Felt very inspired reading “FAIL WISELY” chapter in “The Creator’s Code”. This is probably…

How is a film made? It may start with a story or idea from a script writer and/or a Director. Then, a Producer or Production House gets interested. Funding is committed. A diverse Team is assembled. Actors, Screen-play writers, cinematographers, make-up men, art directors, light and sound specialists, and more. They assemble and collaborate and…

When Jawbone’s UP first launch was a disaster, they did not cut losses and shelve the product. The CEO assembled a war room bringing together experts from Engineering, Manufacturing, Design, Data Analytics, Marketing and Customer Service to discover what has gone wrong and redesign the bracelet from scratch. They papered walls with flowcharts and product…

Working with people who are “different” improves our own performance. We understand that people from different cultural, gender, and professional backgrounds bring unique perspectives that can help unlock solutions. Networking minds, however, comes with a counterintuitive benefit. The surprising truth is that working with people who are “different” improves our own performance. By engaging with…

Research shows that an individuals perspective on his or her own progress has a profound effect on accomplishment. They found that people who are pursuing goals focus on either what remains to be done — “to-go” thinking — or how far they have come already — “to-date” thinking. Although both can increase motivation, researches say…

When I picked this book from the shelf, I thought I will understand more about the innards and psychology of Pairing in general or pair programming/ testing/ designing/ managing in particular. After finishing the book, I realized it took me on a more deeper and intimate journey than I ever expected! At times mystical, the…

A young owner who just took over a farm in trouble invites an idea hunt (a Farmtastic Contest!). A Miss Stella comes up with a winning idea. Like any good idea, this one has lot of promise and everyone in the farm likes it. The story (and this book) is all about how this innovative…

Thinking in terms of contradictions and paradoxes are hallmarks of creative thinking. Below is an illustration of a penguin. It’s also an illustration of a rabbit. How can one image be of two animals? It is contradictory. The penguin faces right and the rabbit faces left. You can, with a little practice, paradoxically see both…

This is a linear thinkertoy technique that explains how to map your thoughts so as to spark new ideas. Think Bubbles is a graphic technique for organising your thoughts. It creates an actual, physical picture of the way your mind blueprints a challenge. Once you project your blurred images onto paper, the process of idea…