In this week's links learn more about common barriers of effective teamwork, the advent of DIY education, how preferences lead to choices, exploring the creative overlap, and the differences between how we can do work. Enjoy!
In this week's links understand the excuses we make when we expect failure, meet 100 creative business people, learn to embrace failure, find a new way to teach and learn, and explore the myths of creation. Enjoy!
In this week's top links get a better understanding of Creative IQ, watch Zuckerberg's interview with Obama, realize the change and opportunity of now, check out the NYT's Cascade, and understand the benefits of working in a coffee shop.
In this week's links we see how design thinking has failed, understand the power of influencers, find a resource for infographics, differentiate between inspiration & hard work, and explore a new initiative from TED.
The mp3 Experiment from Improv Everywhere is a creative, participatory event that truly shows the power of an organized tribe. Basically, people download an mp3 file provided by Improve Everywhere, and they all start listening to this mp3 at a specifc, place, date, and time. The ominous voice on the mp3 gives the listener instructions, which leads to some really interesting actions that you wouldn’t see otherwise. The seventh edition of the mp3 Experiment was held in New York in 2010 and you can see a video of it below. Check out the previous editions, as well as info on the next one being held in Cape Town at Improv Everywhere. It would be interesting to explore this concept further and see what you could do for innovative marketing campaigns. What did you guys think
Last one for January, enjoy! 1. LinkedIn Maps Ever wanted a way to visualize your LinkedIn network? A development from LinkedIn Labs brings you Maps, a visualization of your network and their connections. It does a surprisingly good job of forming clusters of your network, definitely worth a look. 2. 3 Ways To Boost Your Curiosity Author Dan Pink shares some insight into how we can all boost our curiosity. He also introduces a new book from Tom Kashdan entitled Curious? Discover the Missing Ingredient To Fulfilling Life. 3. Do Nothing For 2 Minutes I love the concept behind this site, essentially getting us to just stop our days and be in the moment for just 2 minutes. Its funny that this is the best way to bring forward the value of mindfulness and taking a break in the day, but if it works then why not. 4. Will.i.am Named Director of Creative Innovation Very interesting strategy here by Intel, but I question how well Will.i.am can fill this role. I’m sure he understands the music industry pretty well, but even so, I feel like there’s a lot more to it for such a position. Earlier this year we saw Lady Gaga assume a similar position for Polaroid, so maybe we’re seeing a new trend. 5. Philanthroper.com There’s been a huge craze focused on coupon sites, such as Groupon and
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