Why Success Always Starts With Failure
The ego is the enemy of innovation. Economist Tim Harford explains why a complex world demands that we accept our mistakes and adapt rapidly.
The Power of Uncertainty
How do we help great ideas thrive? By understanding that we won't know the outcome until we explore.
How To Make Data Actionable
What are the best practices for managing data to empower your business and your products? We get some great advice from LinkedIn's Chief Scientist DJ Patil.
Why You Should Be Optimizing
You're not truly capitalizing on your success unless you're optimizing it. A look at how ongoing, incremental tweaks help good projects become GREAT.
Why Your Inner Critic Is Your Best Friend
Are you constantly going to battle with your Inner Critic? It doesn't have to be that way. Learn how to respect your Inner Critic, while still keeping him in line.
10 Laws of Productivity
Every idea is different. But when it comes to successful idea execution, patterns quickly emerge. Read on for 10 ways to amp your productivity...
How to (Gracefully) Manage Your Critics
"You can't please all of the people all of the time," as they say. Rather than getting upset and anxious, try these tactics for responding to your critics.
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Iteration
7 Tips For Rapid Iteration (aka The Quirky Approach)
Rapid iteration is the fastest route to the right solution. Entrepreneur Ben Kaufman shares the secrets of making ideas happen on the double-quick.
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Iteration
The Beta Principle: Skip Perfection & Launch Early
The lure of perfection can stifle innovation. We look at the practical and psychological benefits of “launching in beta.”
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Iteration
Be Solutionary, Not Revolutionary
Too often, we look for answers in the "big ideas." Yet the greatest innovations frequently spring from a series of small, incremental solutions.
Behold the Power of Appreciations
Creatives use the term "constructive criticism," but is criticism the only way? Storyteller Jay O'Callahan champions the power of "appreciations."
