This is a collection of articles that caught my attention this week with the theme of strategy execution. The development of strategy can be a productive exercise and serve to bring people together around a…
Writing
Making it up as you go along
Making it up as you go along. I think that’s when you know that you have broken free. It implies that you are out front, pioneering, and exploring the unknown. It may also mean that…
Thought wells
People tend to draw ideas from what they know. Therefore, if you have more experience then you may have a deeper well from which to pull ideas. You may have multiple wells of varying depths…
In praise of details
Ideas often start off as lofty visions of the way something should be or how something should be done. Most people can take an idea and figure out how to make it work in a…
Idea generation
Generating ideas is easier when you have a problem to solve. It’s also easier when you know how to trigger creative thought. For some, it starts with having a routine, listening to music, or reading…
Sustained creativity
The flow of ideas will come and go. There will be ups and downs and dry spells. Over time, you learn to step back at just the right moment to give your brain a rest….