Reading Speed.

Basically everything we’re involved with today is text based. One key skill I see all the time that’s lacking is the ability to consume that text and be able to retain it. I see people reading word-for-word, or moving their mouth while they read. Even if you’re not mouthing every…

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Athletes and the State of Flow.

“And suddenly I realised that I was no longer driving the car consciously. I was driving it by a kind of instinct, only I was in a different dimension.” -Aryton Senna This may seem like an odd post for someone who usually writes about innovation and entrepreneurship, but.. too bad.…

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Prolific.

Crank out as much as you can as fast as you can. You may think quality matters, but recent studies show that it doesn’t. Quality ideas are a function of a quantity of ideas. Ever sit in “brainstorming” sessions and absolutely NOTHING of value comes out at the end? I’m…

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Dieter Rams’ Ten Principles of Good Design

Good design is…   Innovative – The possibilities for progression are not, by any means, exhausted. Technological development is always offering new opportunities for original designs. But imaginative design always develops in tandem with improving technology, and can never be an end in itself. Makes a product useful – A product…

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