Saturday, July 24, 2010

Entrepreneurship

Education for Entrepreneurs without going to MBA school
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/content/jul2010/bs20100721_508563.htm

Studies on Brain

The Struggle for the Soul of David Eagleman  by Robert Jensen
Discussion of how the brain works-
“We’re stuck with this very deep problem, this 800-pound gorilla: If it’s all just mechanical stuff everywhere we look, and if every part of the brain is connected to, and driven by, other parts of the brain, then where’s consciousness?”
http://killingthebuddha.com/mag/witness/the-struggle-for-the-possible-soul-of-david-eagleman/

Friday, July 23, 2010

Definitions of Genius

A document of running definitions and links on 'what is genius'
http://www.4shared.com/document/-k7PVoWM/Genius_Dictionary.html

(not sure how to file manage this so you know it is current)

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will spend its whole life believing that it is stupid.-- Albert Einstein  (not verified)

References- Sources about Genius

SBooks
Immanual Kant- Critique of Judgment (double check name)
The Genius In All of Us- David Shenk and his bibliography and blog site

Articles
The Creativity Gap- article in Fast Company July 19, 2010  http://www.fastcompany.com/1671590/the-creativity-gap
Forget Brainstorming- http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/12/forget-brainstorming.html
The Creativity Crisis- Creativity Scores in US are decling  http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/10/the-creativity-crisis.html
Four Phases of Design Thinking- H Bus Review- http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/jul2010/ca20100730_317729.htm?


Company Examples
Pixar in Business Week- http://www.businessweek.com/managing/content/jul2010/ca20100720_153180.htm


Blogs and WebSites
David Shenk 63 min video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAZtzCcE-4U 
David Shenk on Tavis Smiley Aug 6, 2010 http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/201004/20100401_shenk.html?vid=1457759940#video