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“Ideas Cause Ideas”
Roger Sperry once said: “Ideas cause ideas and help evolve new ideas. They interact with each other and with other mental forces in the same brain, in neighboring brains, and thanks to global communication, in far distant, foreign brains.” Just as clinging to a single idea can be dangerous, so having many can be a … Continue reading »
How to Guarantee No One Disagrees with Your Leadership
How Google encourages innovation through its structure
I read recently that the creators of Google weren’t looking to create Google when they discovered the complex way of indexing pages. They were working on their PhD when somehow they stumbled upon the genius of page ranking; following a bit more work, bang, Google is developed. Even more fascinating is that Google gives their … Continue reading »
Google Calendar Adds Colour Coding to Individual Events
If you use Google Calendar, until recently you would have had to use multiple calendars to colour-code your events for easy organization. Now, Google’s rolling out a new feature that lets you colour code individual events, instead of just entire calendars. That way, you can keep events in a specific category, but draw more attention … Continue reading »
Ducksboard – The Only Dashboard You’ll Ever Need
Just came across Ducksboard and love what I saw. Ducksboard plans to be a place where all your analytics and metrics meet; providing access to a range of sites on a range of devices. Right now you can only sign up for invites but in the meantime you can take a virtual tour. Ducksboard looks like it … Continue reading »
Seven Thoughts on Time Management from Doug Wilson
Wise thoughts from Doug Wilson, here are the seven points: The point is fruitfulness, not efficiency. Build a fence around your life, and keep that fence tended. Perfectionism paralyzes. Fill in the corners. Plod. Take in more than you give out. Use and reuse. Read the whole thing.
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Team Reviews
A couple of weeks ago Seth Godin wrote a fantastic post on how we should be doing team reviews, Turning the habit of self-criticism upside down: When it’s time to write a resume or talk to a boss or discuss a project glitch with colleagues, the instinct is to spin, to avoid a little responsibility, … Continue reading »
