I’ve been learning about and exploring the powerful artificial intelligence tools lately and getting a sense for their impact on how we innovate and create. The three AI tools I use most often are from OpenAI but I also like MidJourney for generating images. I’ve recorded a demo video that shows how to get started …
I watched a video conversation with Green Bay Packer Aaron Rodgers and musician Justin Vernon of Bon Iver. It was incredibly insightful! It’s almost like one of those great coffee shop conversations where you get to a new level of depth with a friend reflecting on your craft and yourself…and seeing connections between your fields …
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I learned the other week that one of the newly named UNESCO world heritage sites is three blocks away from me! This sent me down many rabbit holes of curiosity to learn more about Frank Lloyd Wright. My favorite sources were: 1. Ken Burns American Lives documentary 2. Looking at real estate listings of FLW …
This is a guest article to our site. Most people wouldn’t think that there is a distinction between the role of a manager and that of a leader. It’s easy to understand why, as many of the best professionals can be both, assuming the scope of their managerial role allows it. So, what exactly …
I attended a Big Dream Gathering event recently where people elected to post their dreams to a wall. These dreams essentially encompassed their goals in life. Big things they wanted to realize. But I was shocked. Many of the dreams I saw were not really big dreams, or even admirable goals…but aspirations to mediocrity. Safe …
No Tech is the New Tech “No tech is the new tech.” – Darin Eich What does this quote mean to you? I’ve been thinking about this one for some time. When do we need no tech? Who needs no tech, and when? In the world of innovation, the application and use of new technologies …
I’ve recently had two of the most powerful learning experiences of my professional career. Both experiences involved projects in which I accepted a new challenge. One, I found and interviewed 107 innovative leaders at a wide variety of organizations to learn how they were learning and doing innovation. Two, based on things I learned while …
A LifeHack article named UniversityWebinars.org as one of “21 websites that will make you smarter in every way.” It’s great to see an idea that you built become something that is useful to a large amount of people! The LifeHack article includes a great list of sites that I admire including CreativeLive, Coursera, Evernote, and …
I’m working on a little something new now that the innovation book launch is behind me. I’d like to show my top productivity/innovation tools in a series of 4 minute videos. I thought of this tool yesterday when I had a long article I couldn’t quite motivate myself to read…here is the tool. It is …
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Every few years a study comes out that really validates what you do and why you do it. The study identifies an opportunity or a big problem that needs a big solution that you are able to provide. A few years ago the study that grabbed me was from the American Management Association. It found …