Mills Scofield

DECEMBER 21, 2011

I believe mentoring is a gift for the mentee and the mentor. Throughout my career, I’ve been blessed with incredible mentors who, perhaps unknowingly, taught me how to mentor. It’s something I take seriously and joyfully. It is a paradox - an incredibly selfless thing that is also very selfish. Recently, my mentoring has increased. In addition to mentoring Brown seniors and startups, I’m mentoring Oberlin College students applying for a fellowship to start their business after

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Mills Scofield

DECEMBER 6, 2011

Heretical isn’t it? I’m just starting to wonder if some StatusQuo-itis isn’t seeping into innovation discussions. Seems more people are sounding a bit more prescribed than experimental in their advice and counsel. I hear more ‘should’, ‘ought’, ‘the’ than ‘could’, ‘can’, and ‘a’; more ‘ best practices’ than ‘here’s a way’ There are some great ways to do spur creativity and inno

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Innovation Advice Creativity Succession 115

Mills Scofield

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Tis the giving season. My kids always ask what I want they can ‘wrap’ instead of ‘do’, like empty the dishwasher, fold laundry, not argue, etc. They don’t view chores, ‘work’ as a gift. But, I sure do! Work has a lot to do with Christmas and Chanukah. Our work creates gifts and capital for gifts. It’s not just ‘stuff’ Work creates products, services, capital…and relationships – with colleagues, employees, bosses, peers, ser

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