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Dan Pink on Why Rewards Don’t Work

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Theresa Amabile, ‘How to Kill Creativity’, Harvard Business Review, September – October 1998). He's talking about something much more pervasive - and more destructive. In this recent TED Talk , Pink questions one of the fundamental assumptions underlying the way most businesses are managed. It sounds like common sense, doesn't it? (Dan

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Can Computers Think Creatively?

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It's why Asimov was a creator, but Asimo is a mere curiosity. It's why Lou 's job is under threat from automation, but Jack has a bright future, safe in the knowledge that a computer will never replicate his ability to think creatively. The computers were programmed with an algorithm for devising advertising ideas and given the same briefs.

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Mindfulness makes you more productive | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Mindfulness makes you more productive Posted to: Productivity | Time management February 22nd, 2010 Del.icio.us And I asked the author, Christine Louise Hohlbaum , to write a guest post on my blog. I don’t know. But I liked the book.

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10 Creative Lessons from Bowie in Berlin

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He famously 'killed' Ziggy Stardust at the height of his fame, when it looked easier and more profitable to carry on down the same glam rock path. At least that's what the man himself thinks, and I'm inclined to agree with him. It's a great read and full of lessons for the aspiring artist and creative entrepreneur. Zag When Others Zig.

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Being an expert takes time, not talent | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Being an expert takes time, not talent Posted to: Fulfillment | Goal setting | How to blog January 28th, 2010 Del.icio.us I would not normally bother to tell you all three authors for one article in my blog. In my life.

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Check-up for self-delusion | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

About this blog | About my company, Brazen Careerist | Penelopes guide to starting a blog Check-up for self-delusion Posted to: Diversity | Self-management | Women February 7th, 2010 Del.icio.us Is this your first time here? The game is tantamount to cockfighting, only with people instead of animals. And people cheer.

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