Why do we need to be experts? Apparently we need to focus on one thing and become great at it because if we spend too much time on everything then we’ll never reach this level of specialty in anything. And being an expert in your field means everything nowadays… Malcolm Gladwell in Outliers tells us that it takes approximately 10,000 hours to achieve this level of expertise that is so often sought after.
Ok, so we focus in one area, we become experts and we know our field inside out, right? …

One of my absolute favorite resources for inspiration and ideas are TED talks. If you don’t know already, TED stands for technology, entertainment, and design and was founded 25 years ago. Essentially TED is a conference that is invite only, and serves as a platform for the top minds in the world to gather in a single place and share their ideas. Now you find thousands of TED talks online for everyone’s viewing pleasure at TED.com and some of my favorites here!
At the end of 2009, we here in Dar …

Based on my experiences, the following are my top ways to innovate!
1). Intersect
Combining different ideas, perspectives, cultures, and basically anything and everything else is one of the best ways to innovate. If you don’t think so, read Medici Effect.
2). Observe don’t ASK
We can ask people all day what they want, what their opinions are, but the fact is, they don’t even know! As they say actions speak louder than words, so next time pay attention to what they’re doing not what they’re saying.
3). Collaborate
Working on your own can really help …

I’m always on the look out for ways to spruce up the office and creating an environment more attune to creativity, and this fits that role exactly. Introducing… Idea Paint!

Idea Paint is essentially paint that can be applied to any surface, which turns that surface into a makeshift white board! This could easily allow you to turn the most unassuming part of  your home or office into a place of creativity…

I love this idea for two reasons: 1). You could get very creative in decorating your home, just think of …

The following are some top links for November, courtesy of the Harvard Business Review:
1. Strategies and Institutions for the Next Decade
2. Innovate or Minnovate
3. Parents Make Great Managers
4. Geniuses Don’t Know Everything
5. In or Out Leaders
Enjoy!

INNOVATION. It is one of the most fascinating topics out there – possibly THE most fascinating – and is also one of the central theme of this blog. Innovation is a very simple concept, yet the concept itself deals with the complex, the indefinable. There are no simple methods or procedures, no equations that put innovation into a pretty little package that can be mass-produced. Innovation is a constant, a verb – something you must consistently work to attain and THAT is what is so intriguing about it. You’ll never …

Links for this week…
1. Twelve Ideas That Could Change The World
2. Marshmallows and Discipline on TED
3. A Dozen Don’ts For Entrepreneurs
4. Why It’s So Hard To Know What Makes Us Happy
5. Nap For Success
Enjoy!

I’m going to be sharing links with you every now and then of hidden gems of knowledge that I’ve found on the interweb…
1. The Ideal Setting for Innovation
2. Seth Godin Talks About Tribes (TED)
3. Fast Flip! A More Efficient Way to Follow News Online
4. Academic Earth – Lectures From Around the World
5. Why Bookstores Are My Office
Enjoy!