The tension between love, money and fame
Dan Wooldridge points us to a video by Twyla Tharp to provoke thinking on what motivates us to be creative.
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One of the unique traits that makes humans unique, different from animals, is our ability to use our skills and talents to shape material things to reflect our individuality - and when we do this, we create property. Material things in and of themselves are not property; they become property only when humans creatively find ways to use them productively. An example is a sticky, black, smelly substance that was nothing but a nuisance until humans developed technology for refining it - then, suddenly, oil became a source for wealth. Seen in this light, the defense of the right to property is not a defense of material things per se, but rather of the dignity of human creativity, ingenuity, and inventiveness.
Charles Colson
How Now Shall We Live (p 385), Tyndale Publishers, 1999
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The Embodiment of Business Innovation & Biblical Insight
Dan Wooldridge writes that the legendary Seattle restaurant, Canlis, is a model of the integration of a biblical worldview with world-class business innovation.
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The Sound of Authenticity
Our uniqueness emerges when we are authentic. And it’s in this authenticity that our creative calling and contribution is fulfilled.
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Capturing Inspiration, Getting Things Done
Dan Wooldridge, a confessed addict of the simple and elegant Moleskine notebooks encourages you to capture your inspiration and thinking in writing.
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Neoteny is the practice of intentional wonder and voluntary naivete so as to see familiar things as if for the first time. Neoteny is what it takes to see the world fresh every day and engage what’s there with purpose and passion.
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Design, Technology, Business, Life
Simplicity = Sanity. This is the premise of the book for an overly complicated and increasingly complex world. Ten laws to help us move toward simplicity in design, technology, business and life.
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How to Turn Creativity into a Powerful Business Advantage
How do you create profit-driving creativity? By using creative leverage. Learn to stimulate it and channel it properly in order to solve your marketing and branding problems.
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Now That's Worldview Formation
AdAge asked a bunch of really smart business leaders "how they continuously educate themselves to keep up with the shifting digital and cultural landscapes." Here’s what they said (and what InsideWork has to say about what they said).
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A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace
Gordon MacKenzie worked at Hallmark for exactly 30 years — to the day. His role was to create for the giant greeting card company.
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How understanding the purpose of work stimulates innovation.
Ted Lucas of Lattice Capital Management LLC tells how understanding the meaning of work and the example of Bach stimulated creative thinking about his profession.
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IDEO's Strategies for Beating the Devil's Advocate & Driving Creativity Throughout Your Organization
God made us creative and innovative. Most organizations, though in dire need of innovation, kill it. Kelly identifies 10 roles people can play to stimulate innovation and fresh thinking while countering the naysayers.
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