Nice, Chris Anderson and Alain de Botton discuss “why ‘big ideas’ often get stuck and why we need to get out of our normal routine to let our imagination flow”. Get the podcast at BBC Radio 4′s “iPM: Share What You Know” – Is the age of big ideas over? (mp3), and find a transcript by Vincent here.
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"Recognizing and responding to complexity is difficult in environments that try to reduce things to rules. A rule (or standardized test) is only effective in static situations. When contexts changes, the elements that comprise complex phenomenon are in a state of play – connections break and form as the environment shifts. In these instances, following a rule can actually exacerbate the situation (can you say “austerity measures in Europe”?). For individuals, complexity is very frustrating. It calls into question the value of knowledge as an entity (in contrast with knowledge as a capacity process)"3 hours ago, commentTrifft aber auch so was ins Schwarze #google #instant4 hours ago, comment
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Braucht natürlich kein Mensch - :: vowe dot net ::"Leaving a conference with the hunger to create is far more valuable to me than knowing exactly how..." - adactumblr20 hours ago, commentshifting attitudes and behaviours and metrics and competionsencies and - yes - (customer) expectations ...20 hours ago, comment
thingamy: Who killed big corp innovation? - Diigo
