A Wrap-Up for Our First Core Conversation – Free Prize Inside

My how time flies! Throughout the month of September, we hosted a core conversation on “Great Connections Lead to Great Ideas.” It’s main point was to show that it’s not just that certain individuals are brilliant on their own, but, rather, that they’re part of networks that help them generate great ideas. Rather than go [...]

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Making Way for Great Ideas and Deeper Connections

Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversation on “Great Connections Lead to Great Ideas.” Yesterday, Pam Slim challenged us to explore beyond our “regular”. Today, Elizabeth Marshall shows us how to make way for great ideas and deeper connections. ***** Watch this video conversation with Elizabeth and discover: * Why (and how) [...]

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It’s Time To Find 12 New People

Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversation on “Great Connections Lead to Great Ideas.” Yesterday, Jenny Blake showed us how to have a creative day of genius. Today, Pam Slim challenges us to discover what’s beyond our “regular”. ***** I go to the same Starbucks every day, right after I drop my [...]

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How To Have A Creative Day of Genius

Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversation on “Great Connections Lead to Great Ideas.” Yesterday, Janet Goldstein explained why thought leaders need conversations with thought partners, brainiacs and themselves. Today’s contribution is from Jenny Blake, who shows us how to create our own Creative Day of Genius. ***** Making great connections is [...]

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Getting to the Truth: Conversations with Brainiacs and Thought Partners

Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversation on “Great Connections Lead to Great Ideas.” Yesterday, Danielle LaPorte showed us why it’s important to relentlessly search for the why behind the what. Today, Janet Goldstein explains why thought leaders need conversations with thought partners, brainiacs–and themselves. ***** I spent this past weekend at [...]

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Relentlessly Search for the Why Behind the What

Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversation on “Great Connections Lead to Great Ideas.” Last Friday, Dr. Mollie Marti encouraged us to create ripples of goodness. Today, Danielle LaPorte reminds us to relentlessly search for the why behind the what. ***** Relentlessly Search for the Why behind the What “So why did [...]

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Create Ripples of Goodness

Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversation on “Great Connections Lead to Great Ideas.” Yesterday, Bob Gower wrote about how good conversation makes good software. Today, Dr. Mollie Marti encourages us to create ripples of goodness. ***** Walking down the hallway of the Iowa College of Law in early 1990, my professor [...]

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Good Conversation Makes Good Software

Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversation on “Great Connections Lead to Great Ideas.” Yesterday, Ishita Gupta shared how environment is more powerful than willpower. Today, Bob Gower shows how good conversation makes good software. ***** Failure is the norm in the software business. According to a survey of some 8,000 products [...]

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Environment is More Powerful than Willpower

Editor’s Note: This is a continuation of our core conversation on “Great Connections Lead to Great Ideas.” Yesterday, Shama Kabani shared 3 Types of Conversations to Seek Out. Today, Ishita Gupta shares how environment is more powerful than will. ***** In the video below, Ishita discusses: * Why great connections foster great ideas, and vice [...]

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