First Friday Book Synopsis

APRIL 26, 2012

He regularly speaks and consults with companies, both large and small, about how to develop practices and systems that lead to everyday brilliance. Todd Henry is the founder and CEO of Accidental Creative, a company that helps creative people and teams generate brilliant ideas.

Creativity 70

Creativity Consultative CEO System 70

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2011

Thomas Merton, the famous Trappist monk and Catholic scribe wrote, "A monk is a man who has given up everything in order to possess everything. Thomas Merton's abbey at Gethsemane sells cheese, and in the 160 years since it was founded it has grown from 44 monks to precisely 65. We have an inadequate supply of saints.

Merton 14

Merton Self-aware Rate of Return Class 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Merton and Elinor Barber.). So how might serendipity help us refine our understanding of innovation? Innovation is as much about looking at the past as it is about anticipating the future. If serendipity is a capability, then how is it developed, protected and sustained? History matters. Watson and Crick did.

Merton 15

Merton Creativity Skills Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Consider first the increasing use of auctions, which have a distinguished history in the development of economics. Walker’s innovation was to bind travelers to pay the prices they bid if the airlines and hoteliers on Priceline accepted the offers. Here a few notable examples.

Strategy 13

Strategy Black-Scholes Airlines Price 13