Category Archive: Innovation

Productivity and Serendipity

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Kinds of Work Time I have been having a dialogue with Dorian Taylor. He suggested that manager time – where you take meetings by the hour – can eat into maker time for those who need long sessions of focus time. It has really got me thinking about the different kinds of activities and the …

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Innovation Time

Behavioral Economic research reveals that time pressure and monetary incentives both trigger analytical thinking instead of creative flowing. There is often a tremendous amount of time gathering all the information relevant to a creation. Then the ideas seem to emerge fully formed and plop into the conscious mind ready for action. That can’t be scheduled. …

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