Also enjoyed Anders on the whiteboard. Minimum serious whiteboard is (far) larger than people often realize. I like this one:
Also enjoyed Anders on the whiteboard. Minimum serious whiteboard is (far) larger than people often realize. I like this one:
back-and-forth represents a collaborative form of deep work (common in academic circles) that leverages what I call the whiteboard effect. For some types of problems, working with someone else at the proverbial shared whiteboard can push you deeper than if you were working alone. The presence of the other party waiting for your next insight—be it s
... See moreCal Newport • Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
This is the big one. If you’re conducting blue sky imagineering improv meetings on a regular basis, that’s very tough to pull off remotely. There’s something about the physical presence of people in a room, seeing their faces, hearing their voices, watching their body language, that is far more conducive to quickly bouncing ideas around and figurin... See more
First Round Capital • Here’s Why You’re Not Hiring the Best and the Brightest
The real potential of a digital organizational system is to be a tool for capturing and systematically reminding you of past ideas, inspirations, insights, and connections. The heart of creativity and innovation is making spontaneous connections between seemingly unrelated things, and note-taking programs can, when used correctly, serve as a cognit... See more
Tiago Forte • Design Your Work: Praxis Volume 1
the whiteboard effect: Creative energies produced by team members while bouncing ideas and experiments off one another. Social pressure to make progress towards a mutual goal.