The creative power of misfits
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The creative power of misfits
In defense of disorder: on career, creativity, and professionalism - Chia's Blog
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As he assembled his first project at Pixar, Bird revealed his plan to address the creativity crisis: “Give us the black sheep. I want artists who are frustrated. I want the ones who have another way of doing things that nobody’s listening to.
Eric Barker • Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong
This book breaks down how non-conformists can work within organizations to move people away from the status quo. It also covers building an innovative culture and gets into some of the ways organizations can quash original thinking.
"Using surprising studies and stories spanning business, politics, sports, and entertainment, Grant explores how to re... See more
"Using surprising studies and stories spanning business, politics, sports, and entertainment, Grant explores how to re... See more
Adam Grant • Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World
Disney, John Andrew Rice, and Steve Jobs not only headed Great Groups, they found their own greatness in them. As Howard Gardner points out, Oppenheimer showed no great administrative ability before or after the Manhattan Project. And yet when the world needed him, he was able to rally inner resources that probably surprised even himself. Inevitabl
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