Week 48 - Innovation Emerges From Stories We Tell

Innovation Emerges From Stories We Tell

Those who tell stories of innovation create innovative societies

http://www.forbes.com/sites/henrydoss/2014/07/25/innovation-emerges-from-stories-we-tell/

Why It's Good for You to Be Kind to Others

Being good is good for you mentally and physically

http://lifehacker.com/why-its-good-for-you-to-be-kind-to-others-1609233291

Jim Carrey: Why You Shouldn’t Be Afraid To Fail

Take a chance on doing what you love

http://99u.com/workbook/29359/jim-carrey-why-you-shouldnt-be-afraid-to-fail

Why Your Idea Is Worth Nothing Until Executed

No risk, No reward

https://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140725215653-2895074-why-your-idea-is-worth-nothing-until-executed

Leonard Cohen on Creativity, Hard Work, and Why You Should Never Quit Before You Know What It Is You’re Quitting

Inspiration is for amateurs — the rest of us just show up and get to work

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/07/15/leonard-cohen-paul-zollo-creativity

Week 47 - Our capacity for fertile solitude

Why Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are so successful, in one word

Focus as a noun and verb

http://qz.com/231907/why-bill-gates-and-warren-buffett-are-so-successful-in-one-word/

The Case for Why Marketing Should Have Its Own Engineers

Navigate without a map

http://firstround.com/article/The-Case-for-Why-Marketing-Should-Have-Its-Own-Engineers

Psychoanalyst Adam Phillips on Our Capacity for “Fertile Solitude”

Learn to enjoy your company

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/07/18/adam-phillips-on-risk-and-solitude

Podium Power: 7 Steps To A Rock Solid Speech

Call to action

http://www.forbes.com/sites/rodgerdeanduncan/2014/07/18/podium-power-7-steps-to-a-rock-solid-speech/

This 23-Year-Old Built and Sold His Startup While in School - Here’s How He Did It

You figure out what your product is only after selling it.

http://firstround.com/article/This-23-Year-Old-Built-and-Sold-His-Startup-While-In-School-Heres-What-Made-the-Difference

Week 46 - Become a 'now-ist'

Want to innovate? Become a "now-ist"

Be a now-ist

http://www.ted.com/talks/joi_ito_want_to_innovate_become_a_now_ist

Are You 'Leadership Material'?

Remember your 'non-negotiables'

http://www.forbes.com/sites/moiraforbes/2014/07/10/are-you-leadership-material

Dropbox's Head of Design on the Dawn of Personalized Products

Actively manage people’s identities in ways that encourage the behavior you want

http://firstround.com/article/Dropboxs-Head-of-Design-on-the-Dawn-of-Personalized-Products

What to Learn from the Man Who Managed Reddit's Community of Millions

Tread and retread

http://firstround.com/article/What-to-Learn-from-the-Man-Who-Managed-Reddits-Community-of-Millions

Buddhist Economics: How to Stop Prioritizing Goods Over People and Consumption Over Creative Activity

It is not wealth that stands in the way of liberation but the attachment to wealth

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/07/07/buddhist-economics-schumacher

Week 45 - These 7 Motivational Navy SEAL Sayings Will Kick Your Butt Into Gear

8 Rare Gems from Heidi Roizen on Building a Fulfilling Life and Career

Life is actually really, really random

http://firstround.com/article/8-Rare-Gems-from-Heidi-Roizen-on-Building-a-Fulfilling-Life-and-Career

The Importance of Doing Nothing

Incubating ideas through subconscious thought

http://www.forbes.com/sites/insead/2014/07/01/the-importance-of-doing-nothing

Storytelling: A Brave New World Of Commerce

There’s nothing new under the sun, but there’s a lot of old stuff we haven’t yet discovered.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/rodgerdeanduncan/2014/07/01/storytelling-a-brave-new-world-of-commerce/

These 7 Motivational Navy SEAL Sayings Will Kick Your Butt Into Gear

All in, all the time

http://www.inc.com/brent-gleeson/7-motivational-navy-seal-sayings-will-kick-your-butt-into-gear.html

The Three Key Leadership Lessons From 'Seinfeld'

Acting isn’t about lying. Acting is about the truth.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/robasghar/2014/06/29/the-three-key-leadership-lessons-from-seinfeld/

Week 44 - 10 Ancient Rules We Should All Live by Today

10 Ancient Rules We Should All Live by Today

Treat others like you live in a world of 150 people

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/darwins-subterranean-world/201406/10-ancient-rules-we-should-all-live-today

Open Platforms Fuel Startup Ecosystems

Ready made launch pad for startups

http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/27/open-platforms-fuel-startup-ecosystems

Act as If: Why Success Requires More than Just Hustle

We have to believe and behave like the person we are trying to be from day one

http://99u.com/workbook/28527/act-as-if-why-success-needs-requires-more-than-just-hustle

Remembering the Lessons Of Harvard Business School Professor Chris Argyris

Double loop learning

http://www.forbes.com/sites/berlinschoolofcreativeleadership/2014/06/25/remembering-the-lessons-of-harvard-business-school-professor-chris-argyris-1923-2013/

To Keep Your Job in 2025, Put Yourself Out of Business – Now

Show insatiable curiosity

http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20140627182939-281874400-to-keep-your-job-in-2025-put-yourself-out-of-business-now