Open-mindedness: Bullsh*t or Superpower? Forget charisma, forget vision. The one quality truly separating innovation rockstars from the mediocre is a shockingly underrated superpower: open-mindedness.
Category Archives: Innovation
“That’s The Way We’ve Always Done It!” Is A Sign That Your Business Needs To Change
Continuous improvement. Every leader wants it, yet most businesses believe they’re improving when they’re just doing business the way they’ve always done them. And this is where decay starts. Innovation has many enemies. One of them is an aversion to change. This plays out in an organization when people say “That’s the way we’ve always done it”.
Marc Andreessen: The 5 Personality Traits of An Innovator
Are all innovators alike? Yes, in both personality and skills. Anyone can learn the skills necessary to innovate, but personality traits are different. Some people are born with highly developed curiosity, openness to new ideas and experiences, risk-taking, persistence, and imagination.
15 Ways Employees Benefit From AI Automations
Imagine showing up to work one day and discovering your most dreaded tasks have vanished—like magic! You’re not in an alternate reality; you’re simply in a workplace empowered by artificial intelligence. What if I told you that robots and chatbots could make you love your job again? No, this isn’t a sci-fi daydream; it’s the compelling reality for employees in businesses that have embraced AI automation.
The Death Ground Strategy: Create A Sense of Urgency
Happy New Year! I want to set the tone for the 2024 first post this year: Acting with a sense of urgency.
There is no better way to do that than fighting with your back against the wall. This is called the death-ground strategy. Though initially a military tactic, this ancient strategy holds profound implications for personal and professional growth. The Death-Ground Strategy is based on placing oneself in a ‘do or die’ situation, where failure is not an option. In such scenarios, people often find untapped reservoirs of courage, determination, and focus.
Is AI Causing Job Losses?
AI is already snatching up jobs left and right. The latest big tech company to automate jobs is Google. According to a new report by The Information, Google is looking to reassign or let go of sales workers whose jobs were automated by the company’s new AI tools.
The Curious Spark: Why Uncommon Insights Ignite Innovation
Imagine a world where every invention was predictable, every solution a mere derivative of what came before. Shudder, right? Innovation thrives on insights, those unexpected sparks illuminating new possibilities and guiding us toward groundbreaking ideas.