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Success and failure: two sides of the same coin?
Success and failure are closer to each other than you may think. It’s smart to learn from failure and you see it most clearly in professional sport; good batsmen learn quickly that it doesn’t pay to fish outside the off … Continue reading
The man behind a revolution in the lives of poor Indian women
Arunachalam Murugantham is an extraordinary man; till recently he was uneducated and employed as a helper at a small shop. He was one of India’s millions, forgotten by the system and side-stepped by the economic growth of recent years. He … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Creativity, Entrepreneuring, Internet
Tagged courage, creativitiy, Innovation
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Can one learn anything from outliers?
An outlier is a statistical observation that lies beyond the pale of normal observation. The word is colloquially used to describe exceptional achievers, people like Steve Jobs, Zuckerberg, Messi, Tendulkar etc. and the concept (of outliers) was popularized by Malcolm … Continue reading
Debunking the myth of the brainstorm
In 1948, Alex Osborne, then a partner at BBDO, first spoke of the brainstorm in his book “Your Creative Power”. Chapter 33 in the book was titled “How to organize a squad to create ideas”. Thus was the legend of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Creativity, Psychology, Worklife
Tagged brainstorm, creativity, ideas
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32 life changing innovations: coming soon
Undergarments that tell you what part of your body needs a workout? Shirts that charge your cell phone? Michelin-star TV dinners? Shopping carts that tell you what need for your home? Drinks that give you the buzz but no hangover? … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Creativity, Innovation, Technology
Tagged creativity, Innovation, technology
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