Making Innovation Happen
Friday, July 17, 2009 at 09:15PM The average IQ is 100. Have you wondered what your IQ score is? Our original IQ Test will give you a fast, free and accurate iq score. Take our quick free IQ test and find out just how smart you are.
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Monday, July 13, 2009 at 09:18PM This is probably the reason why Google wins the title of ‘Best Employer’ several years running. Google is said to be the dream job of a lot of people. Check out these images of their work environment
Friday, July 3, 2009 at 02:13AM Two years in the making, Sputnik is an “observatory for the study of contemporary culture” — an effort to document, catalog, and share ideas that shape our cultural era by interviewing global thought-leaders in the arts, sciences and technology. With its ambitious mission and inspi(red) vision, the project is a piece of cultural anthropology of the most precious, sorely needed kind.
Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 11:29PM Leaders can tell stories to paint a vision or strategic direction, share a lesson, convey values or
illustrate desired behaviours. Stories also have an ability to forge deeper connections between
people, so inspiring them to focus their attention and take action. As Terrence Gargiulo said,
“The shortest distance between two people is a story.”
Stories work for leaders as a successful communication and engagement technique for several
reasons.
Firstly, stories convey emotion effectively, and emotion united with a strong idea is persuasive.
We remember what we feel. And our emotions inspire us to take action.
Secondly, stories are concrete and have the ability to transport us imaginatively to a place
where we can visualise the events being recounted.
Thirdly, stories are memorable: we are up to 22 times more likely to remember a story than a
set of disconnected facts (such as presentation dot-points).iii
Lastly, stories represent a pull strategy, unlike the push strategy used when we argue in a more
traditional way. Stories engage the listener, pulling them into the story to participate in the
conversation, rather than telling them what to think.
View the full story here
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 10:58PM Apparently Einstein used to sleep 11 hours a day including naps
Many artistic creatives like Michelangelo survived on an average of 4 hours a day
How many hours do you need?
Do you work better at night?
You have heard the rhetoric...
Can someone who yawns, make you yawn...
Try some samples, while you think about it...
