Where do you find good ideas?

May 10, 2010 by RoosterMoon Publishing · Leave a Comment
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Do you often find ideas that change everything in a windowless conference room, with bottled water on the side table and a circle of critics and skeptics wearing suits looking at you as the clock ticks down to the 60...

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Bad behavior

May 8, 2010 by RoosterMoon Publishing · Leave a Comment
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Bad behavior and irrational decisions are almost always caused by fear. If you want to change the behavior, address the fear. And yet we don't. Instead, we impose an embargo or throw someone in prison. We put a letter in...

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In search of a jealous chipmunk

April 26, 2010 by RoosterMoon Publishing · Leave a Comment
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You won't find one, so don't waste your time. Chipmunks, wolves and other wild animals rarely get jealous. The number one emotion among wild animals isn't vanity or happiness: it's fear. Fear is everywhere in the animal kingdom, because fear...

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Fear of philanthropy (avert your eyes)

March 26, 2010 by RoosterMoon Publishing · Leave a Comment
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Peter Singer is famous for posing a stunningly difficult question, paraphrased as, "If you are walking by a pond and you see a child drowning, do you save her? What if it means ruining a very fancy pair of Italian...

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What you can learn from a lousy teacher…

March 26, 2010 by RoosterMoon Publishing · Leave a Comment
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If you have a teacher (of any sort) that you cannot please, that you cannot learn from, that is unwilling to take you where you need to go because he is defending the status quo and demonstrates your failure on...

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Spring reading list–big ideas for idea people

March 11, 2010 by RoosterMoon Publishing · Leave a Comment
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Readers have told me that they enjoy my off-the-wall book lists. Here's another. Science fiction, Tom Peters, Krista Tippett and even a book for touring musicians. Enjoy them. And don't forget it's okay to share books. They don't wear out.

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Viral growth trumps lots of faux followers

February 18, 2010 by RoosterMoon Publishing · Leave a Comment
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Many brands and idea promoters are in a hurry to rack up as many Facebook fans and Twitter followers as they possibly can. Hundreds of thousands if possible. A lot of these fans and followers are faux. Sunny day friends....

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Friday Linchpin Bonus Video: Sunny Bates on passion, fear and balance

February 13, 2010 by RoosterMoon Publishing · Leave a Comment
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Hunters and Farmers

February 9, 2010 by RoosterMoon Publishing · Leave a Comment
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10,000 years ago, civilization forked. Farming was invented and the way many people spent their time was changed forever. Clearly, farming is a very different activity from hunting. Farmers spend time sweating the details, worrying about the weather, making smart...

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Random rules for ideas worth spreading

February 5, 2010 by RoosterMoon Publishing · Leave a Comment
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If you've got an idea worth spreading, I hope you'll consider this random assortment of rules. Like all rules, some are made to be broken, but still... You can name your idea anything you like, but a google-friendly name is...

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