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Banish Your Inner Critic – NDC Oslo (A Slideshare presentation)

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Nilooka

Here’s an excellent presentation by Denise R. Jacobs on banishing your inner critic. Banish Your Inner Critic – NDC Oslo from Denise Jacobs

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Why Helping Others Drives Our Success – A McKinsey Video

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Nilooka

We’ve all observed that there’s a rise in project-based work, which corresponds with the knowledge economy—fewer dedicated jobs and long, stable careers and much more, “How do I combine a skill set with a need that you have?” And I think that as we see these kinds of shifts in the workplace, we’re going to see “giving” skills become more important, because a lot of getting work done then becomes about working with, for, and through other people. Continue reading →

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Are You Serious About Imagination?

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Nilooka

“This story is about taking imagination seriously. Fourteen years ago, I first encountered this ordinary material, fishnet, used the same way for centuries. Today, I’m using it to create permanent, billowing, voluptuous forms the scale of hard-edged buildings in cities around the world. I was an unlikely person to be doing this. I never studied sculpture, engineering or architecture. In fact, after college I applied to seven art schools and was rejected by all seven.” Continue reading →

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Have you been educated out of creativity?

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Nilooka

If you are not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything creative.
We get educated out of creativity.~Sir Ken Robinson Continue reading →

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