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“When you have a creative mind, you are never bored.” My podcast guest, Oscar Venhuis dropped that gem in our conversation. Oscar is the CEO of EQ Lab in Hong Kong and he is deeply interested in “extending the intelligence” of organizations.
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Creative people are hard to hire because the hiring process struggles to identify them.
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When was the last time you had an unscheduled conversation with an acquaintance? In my case, they are now rare. Which is sad.
Continue reading “Casual Conversations Are Essential Like Vitamins”
Why do we find it so hard to say what we mean? My work colleague, Ryan Stott, and I try to get to the bottom of why we struggle to communicate.
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I was recently asked if I have a defined purpose. The question cut through me like a cold wind passing through an abandoned building. I looked inside myself and found… nothing.
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Machines do not come up with ideas. They can filter massive amounts of data to identify patterns but that is not the same as imagination. The creative spark that gives birth to ideas resides within the organic.
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It is a terrible crime to keep a podcast microphone confined in a box and locked up in the garage. So, today I renounce my criminal ways and restart my podcast on what I intend to be a weekly schedule.
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Words have power. Well, they did… but most words are now impotent or at worst, lifeless. We have overused, abused, and rendered them powerless.
Continue reading “The Gods Will Not Reward You Without Sacrifice”
Creative people are a big problem for business.
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How often do you encounter the word ‘experience’? I’d say daily if you work in marketing or communications, because it’s serious business.
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