Inspirational articles, e.g. beautiful works
Sometimes, know what to do can be hard. Especially when information comes to light which does not support, or even contradicts, what you previously thought you knew. In situations like this, many people become uncomfortable, and may even begin putting up mental comfort barriers. Or they may even begin finding reasons or information to ignore [...]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools have revolutionized how we interact with technology, making tasks faster and more efficient. But as the convenience of these tools grows, so does a pressing question: are they impacting our ability to think critically? A new study titled AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical [...]
I do not often talk about politics, but I am worried about the way the world is developing. Today, Donald Trump was announced as the winner of the 2024 USA Presidential election, by a wider-than-anticipated margin. During his previous term in office, as well as during his election campaign now, he built on a campaign [...]
A while back, I came across a great article by Aidan McCullen, the host of the excellent Innovation Show podcast, about Stresswood. In an Arizona research facility called Biosphere 2, opened in 1991, researchers tried to create a completely sealed-off ecosystem to see if a man-made biosphere could produce enough fresh water, oxygen and ecosystem [...]
Many startups and innovators struggle to sell their products once they launch. Often, this is because while they love the idea for the product they have come up with, it is not actually solving a problem which the user perceives in their own lives. But how is it possible that intelligent, hardworking teams can make [...]
Every time you produce something creative, there is a high chance that it might fail. It doesn't matter if it is an innovative new product idea, a new song, or a new recipe. Whatever you produce, and no matter how successful you have previously been, it does not mean that customers will want what you [...]
Imagine this. You work for a board game manufacturer, and you have been asked to improve the sales of your chess games. They have been slowly falling over the past few years and your boss has asked you to come up with innovative solutions to make it more appealing and increase sales. How would you [...]
Recently my toddler has begun playing with Duplo, which is Lego for really young children. And while usually he loves it, it also often causes him to become incredibly frustrated when things do not work as he wants. This is when he might begin shouting and throwing the pieces away. A perfect example is when [...]
When your audience thinks of you and what your work represents, who do they think of? It does not matter if your audience is your team at work, the people who buy your art, or the people who follow your presence online. In almost every case, these people will not be thinking of you exactly [...]
Often, when trying to make progress towards an innovative challenge there are thousands of things you could be doing. Examined individually, each of these actions look like they could bring you closer to your end goal. Or worse, they may each be different goals which all seem equally appealing and worth putting effort into. However, [...]
