Monthly Archives: October 2005

Presence

Posted on October 13, 2005 by Dave Pollard

My mind is racing. Today I experienced one of those rare and astonishing instances of serendipity that make you wonder whether there is an unknown force at work in the universe. Having just recapitulated my personal, seemingly paradoxical credo in … Continue reading →

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Wicked Problems

Posted on October 12, 2005 by Dave Pollard

Last week in my article on Design Thinking I mentioned that such thinking is focused on “wicked problems”, which I defined as “the intractable, complex-system challenges that require parallel iterations of both the ‘problem’ and the ‘solution’, until both become … Continue reading →

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Too Far Ahead

Posted on October 11, 2005 by Dave Pollard

As a slow learner, until I was in my early 20s, I was always behind the times. Then in the 1970s, being just a bit late to embrace hippie values, I caught up. Since then I have been cursed with … Continue reading →

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How to Imagine

Posted on October 10, 2005 by Dave Pollard

Hugh MacLeod is famous for his 30 rules for How to Be Creative. In a recent post I contrasted creativity with imagination — creativity (the domain of artists) is an ability to model things concretely in the real world, while … Continue reading →

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Daughter Got Married Yesterday — Taking the Day Off

Posted on October 9, 2005 by Dave Pollard
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Saturday Links of the Week – Oct. 8, 2005

Posted on October 8, 2005 by Dave Pollard

Lessons from the Collapse of the Soviet Union: Dmitry Orlov digs into the real reasons for the Soviet collapse, and draws some frightening parallels to the current state of the US. Sample: “During the pre-perestroika “stagnation” period, due to the … Continue reading →

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Needs, Wants, Nice to Haves

Posted on October 8, 2005 by Dave Pollard

If it makes you happy, it can’t be that bad;If it makes you happy, well then why the hell are you so sad?   — Sheryl Crow On several fronts lately I have been debating the distinction between what people need, … Continue reading →

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10 Steps to Better Story-Telling

Posted on October 6, 2005 by Dave Pollard

I‘ve written frequently on these pages about the value of stories as a context-rich means of persuasion and knowledge-sharing. And I’ve written about the structure of good stories. But despite my knowledge and respect for the medium, I’ve learned that … Continue reading →

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Open Source Business, Part Two

Posted on October 5, 2005 by Dave Pollard

In Part One, I defined Open Source Business (OSB) as: A radically transparent organization which (a) operates through open collaborative partnerships with customers, employees, suppliers, and the communities in which it does business, (b) shares its sources of information, designs, specifications … Continue reading →

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Innovation Incubators: Why Separate is Better

Posted on October 4, 2005 by Dave Pollard

Some conventional wisdom that actually makes sense in this week’s Business Week, from consultant Jeneanne Rae. She suggests four principles for successful innovation: A clear challenge statement that expresses aspirations to a worthy goal without prescribing the means. This should … Continue reading →

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