Being Humble
It’s takes a lot to take advice: especially from your direct reports. Ever since I learned of the works of […]
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Inspiration In True Form
Inspiring someone can be difficult if you over think it. Today it dawned on me how easily one can be
"That Was Easy"
There is an incredibly annoying Staples “Easy Button” in our shared supervisor’s cube. Day in and day out people have
My 2013 Mission
I am on a mission. To be a better leader. To be a better mentor. To be a better student.
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Answering No The Right Way
When making decisions, you need to decide on what’s right. If it’s the right decision, it’s the easy decision. Before
It's the Holidays
So the holiday season is this amazing span of 6 weeks from thanksgiving to new year- with Chanukah (Hannukah), Christmas,
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Gitty Over Green
While studying innovation, I had to research two products that were considered sustainable. The characteristics I looked for when searching
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To Commit or Not To
Anyone can make commitments. But few meet the commitments consistently. I had my appendix removed on Monday 03Dec and said
Five Crucial Rules To Brainstorming
Brainstorming is considered one of the tools of prototyping and innovation however it needs to be done carefully. Earlier in
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Adding A Fun Twist To Your Goal
In Tom Kelley’s Art of Innovation, he discusses on how important it is for companies to go from “zero to
Pick The Right State of Mind
Day in and day out, we make decisions on what to communicate and what to not. In some cases we
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Cross Pollinating: How And Why
The In the Art of Innovation, Tom Kelley discusses how a company can increase cross-pollination in the workplace. The following
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Implanting the Right Impression
I used to think first impressions were everything. I would meet someone and give them a week, a day or
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Paper Or Plastic?
The three definitions all include environmental, economic and social concerns. The first was from the Brundtland Report stating how sustainable
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What Fuels Me Most
Medtronic’s Vice President of Research & Technology, Becky Bergman, visited the Tempe Campus on Friday and gave an hour lecture
Benefits & Flaws of Industrial Design
The profession of Industrial Design focuses on the creation of new products. There are several benefits of this practice, but
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Six Elements of A “Perfect Brainstorm”
Kelley describes seven secrets to the perfect brainstorm in the Art of Innovation. First, Sharpen the focus is a key
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Vijay Kumar’s Four Principles of Design Innovation
1. Kumar discussed four principles of design innovation and below is a brief description of each with an example. a.
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Just Stop- Take A Minute or Two
Just stop. Give yourself at least 30 minutes and stop. Where are you right now? Is this where you’re supposed
“For Your Improvement”
For Your Improvement Michael M. Lombardo Rober W. Eichinger The intent is to help leaders (or individual contributors) with improving