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The Power of Networks: Leverage Keyhubs

In 2009 I wrote a review of Linked by Albert-László Barabási for the MN Organization Development Network’s Voices newsletter.  I brought it up recently in a meeting about a social network analysis (SNA) tool from Keyhubs because Linked helps to explain the history behind and the power of networks. Click here for the full Linked Book Review Book Review Excerpt From the beginning of my...

Beliefs blind us to alternatives – impact on change and ideation

I just read a short article by Marilyn Schlitz, PhD, titled Why We Can Be Dogmatically Against Things We Know Nothing About in the newest issue of Spirituality & Health (March – April 2010).  A few things grabbed my attention.  First, Ms. Schlitz writes: “new discoveries in neuroscience, social psychology, and anthropology offer provocative insights into the barriers of...

Creative Habit: An Oxymoron

Innovate or die… many of us are likely familiar with the idea that organizations must innovate to stay competitive and survive.  But, what does it mean for an organization to innovate?  Innovation is creativity in action.  It is applied creativity.  Organizations that develop a habit of applied creativity or a “creative habit” are more likely to be innovative and have long-term...

“Change yourself and your work will seem different.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale

Think Different ~ Apple Computer Ad

“Here’s to the crazy ones… The ones who see things differently… They invent. They imagine. They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire. They push the human race forward. Maybe they have to be crazy… Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”