Lean startup is a method for developing businesses and products first proposed in 2011 by Eric Ries. Based on his previous experience working in several U.S. startups, Ries claims that startups can shorten their product development cycles by adopting a combination of business-hypothesis-driven experimentation, iterative product releases, and what he calls “validated learning”. Ries’ overall claim is […]
Embrace the remix
– Kirby Ferguson”
May 14, 2014 By
From TED.com Nothing is original, says Kirby Ferguson, creator of Everything is a Remix. From Bob Dylan to Steve Jobs, he says our most celebrated creators borrow, steal and transform. Kirby Ferguson explores creativity in a world where “everything is a remix.” Why you should listen What’s a remix? In Kirby Ferguson’s view, any piece of […]
There are no mistakes on the bandstand
– Stefon Harris
May 11, 2014 By
From TED.com What is a mistake? By talking through examples with his improvisational Jazz quartet, Stefon Harris walks us to a profound truth: many actions are perceived as mistakes only because we don’t react to them appropriately. Stefon Harris plays the vibraphone — and leads a jazz ensemble with a collaborative sound built on collective inspiration. […]
Success, Failure and The Drive To Keep Creating
– Elizabeth Gilbert
May 10, 2014 By
From TED.com “I don’t think you can come into your wisdom until you have made mistakes on your own skin and felt them in reality of your own life.” Elizabeth Gilbert, the well-known American author, essayist, short story writer, biographer, and novelist describes why in this TED talk . She gained a huge audience of […]
Mastery From Failure
and Near Wins
May 9, 2014 By
From TED.com Sarah Lewis is curator, historian and the author of the book “The Rise”. This inspiring book talks about finding success even in failures and near misses. She says that even failures can help us to obtain success. Because almost all of us surrender when we face trials. Sarah compares success to learning and perfecting archery. One just […]
Who Moved My Cheese?
– Spencer Johnson
May 7, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Who Moved My Cheese? An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life, published on September 8, 1998, is a motivational book by Spencer Johnson written in the style of a parable or business fable. The text describes change in one’s work and life, and four typical reactions to said change by two mice and two “littlepeople”, during their […]
Leadership Is an Art
– Max De Pree
May 6, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Max Depree has made himself known in the business world as the chairman and CEO of Herman Miller, Inc. The record of this company is quite impressive. This company was named by Fortune magazine in 1989 as one of the ten best innovative and managed companies. One of the major strengths of the company presented […]
Dance vs. powerpoint, a modest proposal – John Bohannon + Black Label Movement”
May 5, 2014 By
From TED.com Use dancers instead of powerpoint. That’s science writer John Bohannon’s “modest proposal.” In this spellbinding choreographed talk he makes his case by example, aided by dancers from Black Label Movement. (Filmed at TEDxBrussels.) John Bohannon is a scientist and writer who runs the annual Dance Your Ph.D. contest. Black Label Movement is an explosively […]
When ideas have sex
– Matt Ridley
May 3, 2014 By
From TED.com At TEDGlobal 2010, author Matt Ridley shows how, throughout history, the engine of human progress has been the meeting and mating of ideas to make new ideas. It’s not important how clever individuals are, he says; what really matters is how smart the collective brain is. Matt Ridley argues that, through history, the engine […]
How to buy happiness
– Michael Norton
April 30, 2014 By
From TED.com At TEDxCambridge, Michael Norton shares fascinating research on how money can, indeed buy happiness — when you don’t spend it on yourself. Listen for surprising data on the many ways pro-social spending can benefit you, your work, and (of course) other people. (Filmed at TEDxCambridge.) Through clever studies, Michael Norton studies how we feel about […]
