First Friday Book Synopsis

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

In one of her classic works, Creativity In Context: Update To The Social Psychology of Creativity (2006), Teresa Amabile suggests that creativity is influenced by four separate components: domain-relevant skills, creativity-relevant processes, task motivation, and the surrounding social environment.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 3, 2012

Here is an excerpt from an article written by Scott Witthoft and Scott Doorley for the Harvard Business Review blog. To read the complete article, check out the wealth of free resources, and sign up for a subscription to HBR email alerts, please click here. * * * Winston Churchill famously said, “We shape our [.].

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APRIL 13, 2014

Scott Doorley is the Creative Director at the Stanford d.school. His design work centers on using media and environments to enhance interactions, gently guide behavior, and bolster learning. His large scale digital installations with the Dacha Art […].

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 11, 2013

Bob''s blog entries 12 Disciplines of Leadership Excellence: How Leaders Achieve Sustainable High Performance Achieving Managerial Leverage Amazon US Brian Tracy Four Approaches to Successful Marketing Four Keys to Effective Listening How to Create a Positive Work Environment Key Result Areas McGraw-Hill Peter Chee Problem Solving Made Simple The Four (..)

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First Friday Book Synopsis

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Bob''s blog entries "positive psychology" A brilliant explanation of what triggers insights [comma] what interferes with recognizing them [comma] and how to nourish them Coincidences Connections Contradictions Creative Desperation Curiosities Gary A.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

However, it is possible to create a workplace environment with appropriate supervision within which people are most likely to be self-motivated. I am among those who are convinced that workers must be self-motivated to become actively, productively, and happily engaged in the given enterprise.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Always-on, multitasking work environments are killing productivity, dampening creativity, and making us unhappy. Source: Organization Practice [.]

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