How the mind makes new ideas: Bending, breaking, blending
In this post, I share a short video where David Eagleman shares how new ideas originate in our brains.
Life Lessons Learnt from the Movie – Mission Impossible – Fallout
This blog post talks about life lessons I learnt from the movie – Mission Impossible – Fallout.
How to Rewrite the Rules with Sam Conniff Allende
Really enjoyed this short video where Sam shares how and what we can learn from the way pirates work in order for us to be able to rewrite the rules of the game. Watch the video here. Here is the list of characteristics that we can draw from pirates that Sam refers to and I quote They challenge the establishment They are creative, innovative and disruptive They are fiercely independent They are led by principles and are honest about profits They are usually highly talented but under-appreciated. In conclusion: This sounds more like a highly successful entrepreneur than a pirate. […]
A Whole New Approach to Teaching and Learning – Whole Brain Teaching
Amazed at this technique of teaching children. This is children being children, having fun and learning at the same time. I have become a fan. I will also explore if this can be used for adult learning and try this out at the first available opportunity and report. What I particularly like about this approach is and I quote: The primary goal in WBT is to reward students for improvement, not ability. We praise excellent effort more than excellent work. We nourish growth rather than innate talent. Thus, every child, Special Ed to Gifted, can be equally successful. This is the […]
A Checklist Every Leader Should Be Thinking About
I follow the “The Great Game of Business” team and the work that they do to help enable businesses become open book and transparent to all their employees. If you are an entrepreneur, it is worthwhile to check their work and explore if it is a good fit for you and what you are trying to achieve. Yesterday, they posted a blog post (I have used the same title) which I found to be very useful to me and am sure will be useful to all leaders. You can read the full blog post here. The Checklist: This is a checklist […]