Three Inspirational Talks about Innovation and Creativity
Here’s a dose of Friday inspiration to fire up the brain cells as you head into the weekend – three talks on innovation and creativity that are so thought provoking that it’s like feeding your mind champagne and oysters.
Carl Bass – The New Rules of Innovation
A Ted Talk by the president and chief executive of Autodesk Inc., a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software.
Memorable Quote: “Innovation is not a corporate phenomenon.”
Clay Chrsitensen – Disruptive Innovation Explained
An interview with Clay Christensen, the Kim B. Clark Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. His first book, The Innovator’s Dilemma expounded his theory of disruptive innovation.
Memorable Quote: “The only way you can look into the future – there’s no data – so you have to have a good theory…by teaching managers to look through the lens of the theory into the future you can actually see the future very clearly.”
Elizabeth Gilbert – A New Way to Think About Creativity
A Ted Talk from the author of “Eat, Pray, Love” who muses on the idea that instead of a rare person being a “genius”, all of us “have” a genius.
Memorable Quote: “For the first time in history {the Renaissance}you start to hear people referring to this or that artist as being a genius rather than having a genius. And I’ve got to tell you, I think that was a huge error.”
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