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Creativity

Really Good vs. Pretty Good vs. Adequate

by Tim Berry on April 2, 2009

in Creativity, Entrepreneurship

One of my favorite quotes,  by Adam Osborne talking about product development, gives way to Seth Godin talking about running your business.
Adam was a writer first, and a personal computer industry pioneer later. I met him when he spoke to my class at business school, then followed his nova-star company, Osborne Computers, as it rose and [...]

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Great Talk on Creativity

by Tim Berry on March 3, 2009

in Creativity

When I saw that Bob Sutton called it “the best talk on creativity I ever saw,” I had to see it myself. He’s the author of several books I really like, a Stanford University prof, and his Work Matters blog…

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The Girl Effect

by Tim Berry on December 2, 2008

in Creativity, Current Affairs

Thanks to Garr Reynolds on Presentation Zen. I don’t feel like I need to add anything, just watch the video. You can click here for the YouTube source page.

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Spellchecker and politics

by Tim Berry on August 18, 2008

in Creativity, Technology, Writing

I found this interesting. It was in David Pogue’s column last week. He’s the New York Times Technology writer: Q: David: I’ve noticed this for a year, and have not been able to get Microsoft to change it: Type “Obama”…

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Freedom Cheddar

by Tim Berry on August 6, 2008

in Creativity, Marketing

I like this label. My wife bought this cheese yesterday at the local farmer’s market that runs on Tuesdays in the summer. I apologize for the quality — not the best scan — and in case you can’t read it,…

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Sometimes the Best Management is No Management At All

by Tim Berry on July 31, 2008

in Business Management, Creativity

Quoting 3M’s William Coyne: After you plant a seed in the ground, you don’t dig it up every week to see how it is doing. Robert Sutton, probably best known for his “No A**holes” book, gives a quick three minutes…

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