The Weekly Roundup – June 4, 2010

Amazing Buildings

Some of the most amazing buildings in the world demonstrate the creativity of architects all around the globe, from Chicago to Vietnam. Check these buildings out and you’ll definitely want to move to more interesting digs! https://bit.ly/9d8zhe

Found Creativity

Need to get out of a rut? Often the best way is to take a quick break and change up your attitude with a quick change of pace, of scene, of inspiration. Here are 50 simple ways to get it done: https://bit.ly/dmP0Y4

Natural Inspiration

One of the best sources of creative ideas is nature. Take something that nature does well and apply it to your need, your problem, your situation. Here, innovators have developed a new kind of paint that will improve aerodynamic flow, thus increasing the fuel efficiency and speed of airplanes, ships, and lead to better wind turbines. They borrowed the idea from the shark: https://bit.ly/chixbu

Baby knows best

Ever wonder where Edwin Land got the idea for the Polaroid camera? The Philosophical Baby tells all: https://bit.ly/cJ3PUr

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New Thinking for the New Era of Business

Albert Einstein famously noted, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking that we used when we created them.” In our post-COVID world of ...

When an Astronaut Needs a Pen

Ever get stuck on a problem, only to realize you're solving for the wrong thing? That's exactly what happened when the rocket scientists at NASA ...

How Shake Shack Drives Innovation

Do you prefer the crispy mozzarella, tempura watercress, and black garlic mayonnaise cheeseburger or the pumpkin mustard, bacon, cranberries, and sage hot dog? For something ...

Lady Gaga’s Secret to Creativity

Just before she won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, I watched Lady Gaga dazzle the live audience with a pitch perfect performance of ...

Creativity: Does Size Matter?

For some reason, we’ve been taught that for creativity and innovation to count they need to have a magnitude the size of the 1989 San ...

The Lexicon of Creativity

There’s more confusion around the meaning of the word innovation than the chaos at the airline ticket counter after a cancelled flight. Is there a difference between ...

The Brain Science of Becoming More Creative

When we hear stories about iconic leaders like Salesforce.com’s founder Marc Benioff, or widely celebrated virtuosos like Lin-Manuel Miranda for that matter, we immediately think ...

Correct the Overcorrect

When the misguided leaders at Enron, Tyco and Worldcom committed fraud and marred their shareholders with huge losses, the Securities and Exchange Commission rightfully swooped ...

Learning to Color

Fact: Creativity has become the most needed skill in business. It’s gone from a nice-to-have to becoming mission-critical. Fact: Creativity is a learnable skill. All humans have ...