The Secrets of Creative Collaboration

Given our continuing obsession with solitary genius, reflected in everything from the worship of film directors to our fascination with Bill Gates and other high-profile entrepreneurs, it is no surprise that we tend to underestimate just how much creative work is accomplished by groups. Continue reading

My conclusions should not be made your conclusions

“So always remember, whatsoever I say to you, you can take it in two ways. You can simply take it on my authority, “Because I say so, it must be true” — then you will suffer, then you will not grow. Continue reading

4 minute mile

The philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer once observed: “most people take the limits of their vision to be the limits of the world. A few do not. Join them.” Continue reading

Know where you’re going in life… you may already be there

A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist complimented the Mexican fisherman on the quality of his fish and asked how long it took him to catch them. Continue reading

ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN – Robert Fulghum

All I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Continue reading

What we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do….

In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do. Continue reading

Looking for every possibility of action within the realm of real possibilities

To have faith means to dare, to think the unthinkable, yet to act within the limits of the realistically possible; Continue reading

Core Values and Beliefs – Herman Miller Inc

We are a research-driven company; we are not a market driven company.

We intend to make a contribution to society, through our products, services, and the way we deliver them. Continue reading

Do not have to impress anyone

As you identify less and less with the “me”, you will be more at ease with everybody and with everything. Continue reading

“How can I change?”

A man who says, “I want to change, tell me how to”, seems very earnest, very serious, but he is not. Continue reading