The Collaboration Paradox: Why Working Together Often Yields Weaker Results - 99U
By putting our heads together with others, we’re attacking a challenge with greater intellectual firepower. The more perspectives we bring to the table, the more likely we are to eliminate blind spots, unearth creative solutions, and minimize mistakes.
The logic seems irrefutable. So it’s surprising that studies on collaborations have yielded mixed results. First, brainstorming was shown to undermine creativity. A closer look at the literature reveals that brainstorming is hardly the sole culprit. At times, it’s the collaboration itself that diminishes the quality of our work. RON FRIEDMAN 99U on The Collaboration Paradox
Social media prophet Brian Solis on what post-digital people want
"They need to stop thinking about data as something to be collected and mined. Businesses should treat it instead as a private asset that can be unlocked to provide value for your customers – if they give permission." Brian Solis
Social Media and Corporate Governance- SEC rules
Do we need disclaimers when using social media? Now that the SEC has ruled on social media disclaimers for Twitter and other social media what will ASIC do in Australia?
Solvitur ambulando "it is solved by walking"
Arianna Huffington, President and Editor-in-Chief at The Huffington Post Media Group recently wrote about the virtues of a good long walk- 'by walking we move through the world not just physically, but also spiritually'.
The 15 Lessons Every Entrepreneur Must Learn: Forbes By Steven Kotler
"Disrupt. Then disrupt some more. Positive disruption is where our greatest innovations, ideas, opportunities, and inventions come from. And when we act as a disruptive force, we can find success as we create the opportunities and find the solutions that have eluded us."