Social communication tools are being baked into business processes to provide more fluid workflows and enable data gathering to make better business decisions. Using the popular form factor of social networks and user-friendly graphic interfaces, these platforms help remove obstacles around effective use.
We need creative leaders in business. The lifespan of large companies will continue to shrink unless they learn to reinvent themselves. The lack of creativity is a problem — a 2010 IBM poll of 1,500 CEOs identified creativity as the number one leadership competency of the future – but what are we doing to address it? Unlike the Flynn effect, in which IQ rises with each successive generation, creativity scores among U.S. children have been falling since 1990.
via Steve Jobs Isn’t The Only Kind Of Artist Leader – Forbes.
In terms of creativity, it takes a positive outlier such as Apple, the technology company, to show what business is missing. Steve Jobs, the former chief executive, was explicit that Apple’s distinctiveness and success were in large part due to its conscious marrying of the liberal arts and the physical sciences.
The idea of collaborative creation has been steadily growing as a model for the modern workplace. For example, Since 2008 over 75,000 projects have been launched on Kickstarter representing about $400 million—roughly $5,250 per project.
We all need a little encouragement every now and then. Kid President, knowing this, has put together a video you can play each morning as you wake up or to share with your friend who needs a kick in the right direction. Take a moment and spread some encouragement. “It’s everybody’s duty to give the world a reason to dance.”
via A Pep Talk from Kid President to You – YouTube.
