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In 2001, Robin Williams was asked by James Lipton, the host of US tv show Inside the Actors Studio, how does he improvise? As you’d expect, the late, great Williams steps up with an improvised answer that is both hilarious but, also explains exactly how he does. As an entrepreneur, you need to be able…
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It’s a question that every entrepreneurs has to tackle. In this video, game designer Jordan Weisman explains how he thinks through an idea, and finds a way to make it real. It’s a simple approach but, it has worked for him. Jordan Weisman – from idea to product to commercialisation [videoframe][/videoframe]
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Go on! Bite off more than you can chew, then work out what the hell you’re going to do. It’s the entrepreneurial way! Sure, it might be uncomfortable for a bit, but then, you’ll sort it all out. So go on, what’s stopping you? Take the leap, bit off more than you can chew. Or…
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What is the Internet doing to our brains? Sure, we have access to vast amounts of information like never before in the history of humanity. But, is the constant stream of information affecting how our brains operate?
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This is the question you should ask every potential software developer wanting to join your team.
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For anyone who has ever coded anything, you will know that smug sense of self satisfaction that you get when it actually works. That sense of achievement. The sense that you created something.
One question – Where do you do your best thinking? – received the most surprising answer. Only around 10% of people responded “at work”. Consider this: people are paid to think, and are required to spend a lot of time at work, yet work is not the place where they think well.
I know myself well enough now to succumb to the rush of a new concept ‘that has never been done before’, before heading back to the here-and-now. I figure that this sort of activity, although no help to my current workload, is good for keeping my mind active, rather than feeling guilty about never being able to put these ideas into action.
I know myself well enough now to succumb to the rush of a new concept ‘that has never been done before’, before heading back to the here-and-now. I figure that this sort of activity, although no help to my current workload, is good for keeping my mind active, rather than feeling guilty about never being able to put these ideas into action.
Do you get your best ideas in the bathroom? If you answered yes, you’re in the majority, according to research conducted by thinking expert and occasional Anthill contributor Ken Wall and three colleagues.
Are you a ‘thinking boss’? If not, you could the cause of poor productivity, a lethargic workforce and staff animosity.
Without knowing it, we’re constantly hindering ourselves from thinking productively and solving problems. The good news is, this is easy to remedy. Here are five things we do that hinder productive thought and five things we can do to think better.
Without knowing it, we’re constantly hindering ourselves from thinking productively and solving problems. The good news is, this is easy to remedy. Here are five things we do that hinder productive thought and five things we can do to think better.
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