It's Not About "Engagement": Using Social Media To Make Ideas Happen
Mastering social media means learning how to communicate your ideas with sincerity and passion. It’s not rocket science, it’s reciprocity.
Finding (And Keeping) The Right Advisors For Your Business
Great advisors can make or break your business. We chat with a handful of thought leaders about how to find (and manage) your advisory dream team.
What Good Is Listening Anyway?
We’re constantly telling ourselves – or being told – that we must be better listeners. But how do we DO it? Six steps for better listening and less miscommunication.
Coaxing Serendipity: How Casual Get-Togethers Drive Innovation
Social circles have played a key role in cultural movements from impressionism to beat poetry. A look at how and why informal get-togethers breed creativity.
What Jazz Soloists Know About Creative Collaboration
Great collaborations rely on improvisation and receptivity. How to fuel creativity in your team by taking cues from jazz greats like Miles Davis and Charlie Parker.
The Five Levels of Communication in a Connected World
Knowing what to say and when to say it is not enough. In the modern day, we must decide HOW to communicate.
World Cup of Creativity: What Position Do You Play?
Could Pelé be Jonathan Ive in an alternate universe? Just in time for World Cup fever, we map the classic soccer personas on to creative teams.
The Fairness Strategy: Negotiating for the Long-Term
Negotiations set the tone for every relationship. When embarking on a new creative partnership, consider the “fairness” strategy.
Skeptics vs Cynics: Problem-Solving with a Bias Towards Resolution
We all need collaborators who are willing to bring the reality check. The difference between skeptics and cynics is a focus on moving forward.
Lessons from Improv #4: Establish Context Quickly
Of all the improv games and exercises we learned, the ‘three-line scene’ was perhaps the most enlightening. The takeaway? Context is everything.
Lessons from Improv #3: Failing Is Good
As we learned from Kimmy Gatewood, the importance of failure is one of the most valuable lessons improv comedy has to offer.
Lessons from Improv #2: Let Ideas Happen
We like plans. They make us feel comfortable. Yet, improv teaches that we must always remain open to new ideas--and maybe to scrapping that plan.
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Lessons from Improv: Create Inertia
In this first installment in our four-part series on the lessons to be learned from improv comedy, we learn about the power of fearless momentum.
Actually Make Something
For teams focused on long-term projects, tangible products can provide a measurable jolt of motivation.
Pressure Can Push Good Ideas Forward
When you share your goals broadly, you risk "failing" in the eyes of those you respect. However, ideas never happen in isolation.
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