Consider countless hours wasted on counterproductive meetings, where the upshot’s little more than routine announcements. Not surprising that Seth Godin refuses to attend meetings since meetings work against the human brain. How could you transform your next meeting into a treasure trove of talent such as Paul Sloane suggests here for an innovative takeaway? Human [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2010’
Mugs that Limit or Enlighten Meetings
Who’d guess that mere facial expressions at a meeting can limit or enhance everybody’s takeaway. We saw it in action last night at the State of the Union Address, where some participants grimaced at most of the President’s speech, and refused to participate in anything but naysaying, and cynicism. See innovative meetings e-handbook here for [...]
Call Meetings that Brains Run to!
For years I attended toxic meetings where one guy yammered on and one fellow worker turned off his hearing aids. It’s the only time I can remember wishing for Gordon’s hearing disability. That’s how bad these meetings were. People moved back and forth from bored to bitching, while Gordon slept with his eyes open and [...]
10 Reasons Critics Clobber a Brainy Bloke
A critic is a person who points out blunders, in such a way that simple mistakes look like launching pads for a global disaster – all fueled by your few faults. Critics in today’s toxic workplaces often compare fault finding skills to a unique and higher intelligence. In reality, cynicism requires less brainpower and spews [...]
Inspire Me Today Invitation
Hello friends and colleagues! Please join me over at wonderfully motivating community led by Huffington Post writer, Gail Goodwin, on Monday, January 18th, 2010 at InspireMeToday.com! On Monday, the 18th I’ll share invited insights from my experiences in an exclusive 500-word article – Act Like a Genius – on the best things learned in life [...]
Renewed Democracy – Crown of Brainpower
How come “Barak Obama” messages appear in my email box often, and yet no response comes back from the White house to my carefully crafted responses? Perhaps a more urgent question is – How big a gap separates your idea of democracy and your lived experience? For most people the concept of democracy holds brainpower [...]
Why Brain Renewal is Not for You
Over 30 years in brain based renewal, showed me several reasons why renewal cannot win in certain workplace conditions. I’ll admit that naivety in younger years, prompted me to believe deteriorated settings could turn around in spite of barriers. Over time though, I observed some settings that simply cannot perk up because organizational toxins contaminate [...]
Innovative Marks of a Curious Brain
The other day Gail Goodwin and I tossed around brain insights here on WebTalk Radio and Gail’s curiosity inspired innovative insights from every angle. Current brain applications flew back and forth as Gail’s unique brand of curiosity unfolded brainpower like magic spawns a sense of wonder. It’s not surprising that Gail’s known as an Ambassador [...]
25 Ways to Reboot Brainpower & Add Innovation
If you’ve seen on this TED video how education had clobbered creativity – you’ll likely be ready to rewire for another go at innovation. And business too clobbers innovation daily in at least 10 areas, if you believe Stefan Lindegaard at Business Week. Here are 25 words to reboot brainpower and zap your innovative plans [...]
Innovation, Design and the Human Brain
The human brain comes with unique equipment that links tone and talent development – to build and sustain innovative cultures across silos. When mentoring leads to mind-guiding then design leads to profitability. How so? 1. Kindle and design an idea. Just as the iPod started with an innovative idea, Steve Jobs and other mindguides continue [...]
