A team is a group organised either formally or informally to accomplish a common purpose. There are six major types of teams: informal, traditional, problem-solving, leadership, self-directed, and virtual. But what makes an effective, well-functioning team? What are the behaviours of effective teams? Psychological safety The first element needed to drive effective team behaviours is […]
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Sonder, n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own—populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries and inherited craziness—an epic story that continues invisibly around you like an anthill sprawling deep underground, with elaborate passageways to thousands of other lives that you’ll never know existed,
Exploring the idea of categorising people’s skills as shapes as a way to understand your strengths.
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Solve problems and generate ideas with the Lotus Blossom technique.
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At a glance: Ockham’s Razor is a principle in philosophy and science that suggests more straightforward explanations are generally more likely to be correct than complex ones. It encourages choosing the most straightforward solution that accounts for the available evidence, a.k.a. “The simplest explanation is usually the best.” For example: When investigating a strange noise
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These 15 inspirational quotes about hope are here to give you hope in a world often shrouded in darkness, shifting from despair to belief.
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The facets of what someone has “permission” to do in their work: playfulness, curiosity, identity.
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Gendered behaviuor at academic conferences, where men often dominate Q&A sessions, regardless of the speaker’s or audience’s gender.
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The recommended resources featured in my newsletter on creativity, well-being, business and more.
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Famed NPR maestro Ira Glass made a commencement speech at the Columbia Journalism School Graduation. I found it rather buoying to hear he was 36 when he started This American Life… Presumably, it took a long time to develop the gap between his taste and creative goals. Ira Glass’ advice on editing Here’s my favourite bit on editing, which
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