Monthly Archives: July 2012

McKinsey Quarterly interview with Pixar award-winning Director, Brad Bird

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In the McKinsey Quarterly interview of Brad Bird, the award-winning Pixar film Director shared very interesting insights relevant to anyone leading highly-creative innovation work.   Below are some quotes from the interview and takeaways that are worth sharing. Before I got the chance to make films Read more [...]

“Computers are already better than us at playing chess, but we are still better at recognizing a photo of our parents or children”

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As I was leaving Tom Mitchell's office, he says to me in the kind of hurried speech of a brilliant individual who has perhaps made the statement before: "Computers are already better than us at playing chess, but we are still better at recognizing a photo of our parents or children." Many consider Tom Read more [...]

What are insights and what role do they play in leading innovative changes in business?

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I just finished reading a well-written and insightful paper about insights and the role they play in innovation consulting.  The author, Mark Payne, Fahrenheit 212 co-founder and President, seems to practice what he preaches.  The fundamental role of "commercial insights" he explains to be necessary Read more [...]