Startups have been systematized, mythologized, culturally and socially de-risked; reduced down to formulas and recipes. Yet, there is no enduring formula for creativity and rebellion. When we attempt to factory farm innovation we breed out the very thing we’re trying raise: the creative destruction that stokes and re-stokes the fire of capitalism.
Creative Something: Nine must-have books for corporate creatives
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Working for any medium to large sized business as a creative type can be challenging.
Ideas have to be evaluated before they can be explored. There’s red tape covering most of everything. If…
Not sure when I will have the time to read these but there are definitely a few good ones worth the time on the list.
“Every outcome or circumstance can be turned into an opportunity,” shared Shirzad Chamine (MBA ’88) at TEDxStanford. In his talk, Chamine explored why we commonly sabotage ourselves from embracing new opportunities and how his research on positive intelligence can help us reach our full potential. Learn how to maximize your potential and performance in this recorded Stanford Online webinar with Chamine: http://stnfd.biz/kZTq8
“The first thing I remember learning from my mother was ‘Be like a duck: Calm on the surface but paddling like hell underneath.’ She used to keep this on our fridge along with another slogan that said, ‘Don’t get mad, get even; live long enough to be a problem to your kids.’”
Happy Mother’s Day! Advice from the moms of today’s successful business leaders
David Belt, the developer of New Lab, said he hoped to do for manufacturers what the M.I.T. Media Lab in Cambridge, Mass., had done for technology researchers.
“New York City is supposed to be sort of a design hub,” Mr. Belt said in an interview. “I was frustrated seeing so much time and effort pumped into software. I’m more interested in products and hardware.”
—“Amid Navy Yard’s Ruins, Space for a Comeback in Manufacturing” via The New York Times (via marksbirch)
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Tumblr breadth of fresh air
Being in Tumblr is both refreshing and inspiring after Facebook. Nothing against my friends but following designers and artists is often more interesting than friends.
Note to self make tumblr a daily habit
(Source: browndresswithwhitedots, via idontwantrealism)
betashop: Putting Customers First. @Fab Auto-Opts People Out Of Emails They Don't Read.
At Fab we are constantly looking for ways to improve the customer experience.
One thing that we’ve observed over the last 18 months is that a very small and decreasing percentage of our visits to Fab each day come from our emails announcing our newest arrivals. Meanwhile, traffic to Fab continues…
