For convenience I have made a list under each category; however, it is really a circular thinking process with one idea in one category causing me to
think of another idea in another category, and I go around and around until I can't think of anything else.
Not exact matches
In this year's letter published Wednesday, Bezos again stressed the
idea of long - term
thinking, using an anecdote about a friend who visited a handstand coach who told her it would take six months to master the skill:
Think about that for a moment: Are we so delicate that we can not address even the
idea that biology may play a role
in the types
of careers we have?
«I
think frankly, employers should try to embrace the
idea behind this, especially if the company has any pretense
of being a feminist organization or treating women's rights as a priority, whether it's
in their corporate culture or their customer relations.
In a recently recovered interview with Steve Jobs, he talks about the disease that grips most people, which he explains is «
thinking that a really great
idea is 90 percent
of the work.
«We're constantly
thinking about this
idea from the perspective
of the players and the needs
of the players
in terms
of what can we can do with our ability and our technology to capture that excitement and passion.»
Entrepreneurs can't choose when inspiration will strike, even if it means
thoughts and
ideas pop up
in the middle
of a task that requires your full attention.
Leader - Chivée is one
of the individuals I was fortunate enough to interview for a series on the year ahead, Big
Ideas for 2018, where I asked a number
of my favorite award - winning marketing experts, authors, and other
thought leaders — as well as some
of Firebrand Group's own digital strategy and branding experts — to recommend one «Big
Idea» that companies can take advantage
of to get ahead
in 2018.
The first female CEO
in Lloyd's
of London's 328 - year history, Beale says reverse mentorship is what has helped her company to
think outside the box when it comes to new
ideas.
Adam Alter: «Nomophobia» is a new word that's being coined to describe no mobile phobia, and it's the
idea that a lot
of us,
in thinking about not having our phones, experience something like a phobia, and this is supposed to describe hundreds
of millions
of people today, and I'm sure that number is growing at the moment.
Perhaps it's not a bad
idea to take the holiday season an occasion to formally and fully switch off, but the best use
of the time, if Rosen is to be believed, is to
think deeply about how you want to live, your priorities, and how you can draw up strategies (or boundaries) to help you achieve that vision
in the coming year.
In 1983, when Frederic Mishkin started writing «The Economics
of Money, Banking and Financial Markets,» his seminal textbook on macroeconomics, he never
thought he'd devote much space to the
idea of negative interest rates.
Having a table
of contents
in the outline helps you organize your
thoughts and see the progression
of the
ideas easily.
So
think of various gamification
ideas that will work
in your business to engage your colleagues and increase their productivity.
«I
thought it was one
of the most timely and disruptive
of ideas that I've come across
in my career, and I've looked at thousands
of start - ups,» she told Variety.
However, the best
ideas are the ones that arise
in response to a real situation, problem, or challenge, and for that you need employees who are constantly
thinking of new ways to improve the company.
When I
think back to when I was doing bars and restaurants, rather than chasing some other
idea of cool, I focused on creating the kinds
of places I wanted to hang out
in.
«I was just lying on the bed
thinking and came up with all this bizarre imagery... I
think also the
idea that because I was
in a foreign city by myself and I felt very dissociated from humanity
in general, it was very easy to project myself into these two characters from the future who were out
of sync, out
of time, out
of place.»
Most
of us were brought up poor or
in the middle class — and then continue the rest
of our lives plagued by the
thoughts,
ideas and actions
of the poor and the middle class.
Seventy - six percent
of global executives
think it's a good
idea for their CEO to be on social media,» the two write
in Harvard Business Review.
Why I Like It: Marketing professionals have a tendency to
think in terms
of «messaging,» which consists
of a verbal or textual expression
of a static
idea.
So the question becomes:
In your search for groundbreaking
ideas, how do you tap into your own version
of Janusian
thinking?
«The skill set
of starting my presidential campaigns — and building the kinds
of teams that we did and marketing
ideas — I
think would be the same kinds
of skills that I would enjoy exercising
in the private sector... The conversations I have with Silicon Valley and with venture capital pull together my interests
in science and organization
in a way I find really satisfying.»
So without putting too fine
of a point on it, Buffett's basic
idea is that you shouldn't skip out on doing something today because you
think you'll be able to do it better
in the future.
With that
in mind, CNBC recently asked «One Strange Rock's» contributors to share their
thoughts on the
idea of humans departing Earth for life on Mars.
Many Twitter users
think this is a stupid
idea, given that we're
in an era
of instantaneous information.
Whether it's a sense
of obligation or because you
think it's a good
idea in the moment, an impulsive yes often leads to big problems.
In the beginning I
think I had this traditional
idea of leadership that I internalized, which was top down, authoritative and oddly enough also really friendly.
A number
of entrepreneurs have been fooled into
thinking that it's a good
idea to incorporate
in states like Nevada where there are no state income taxes.
Finnegan is one
of the individuals I was fortunate enough to interview for a series on the year ahead, Big
Ideas for 2018,
in which I asked a number
of my favorite award - winning marketing experts, authors, and other
thought leaders — as well as some
of Firebrand Group's own digital strategy and branding experts — to recommend one «Big
Idea» that companies can leverage to get ahead
in 2018.
How I started
thinking about this social marketplace
idea was actually
in looking at one
of Yotpo's primary offerings, giving businesses and brands the ability to automatically ask customers for reviews following their purchases, with an email interface where customers can submit ratings, reviews and photos.
«A lot
of people have... told us that what it helped them to do is
think about their role
in the group so that they went
in with at least a few
ideas of how they would orient themselves to the group,» says Guido.
D'Amico knows Cirque has carved out its niche, but
thinks that the
idea of a circus troupe taking it easy, especially one born
in the gutters, just isn't right.
We bring the top
thought leaders
in American startups together to evaluate the
ideas of entrepreneurs who are pitching their businesses.
«I
think Bernie's a helluva guy and has a lot
of good
ideas, but clearly he missed a couple days
of class when they were going over economics at the U.
of Chicago,» writes Jeremy Thornton, an account executive at Lamar Advertising, a small ad firm
in Bridgeport, West Virginia.
They're devising new, unimaginably brilliant gadgets, gizmos and apps that do two things: Make our lives easier and make us wonder why we never
thought of such a simple
idea in the first place (remember the Chia Pet?).
«You get affected by things that happen around the world or whatever, a lot more I
think as a father, just because you realize how precious life is, and it puts it all
in perspective, you know, the
idea of not being around to see your children grow up,» he added.
Companies like Microsoft and KPMG have caught on to this need and responded by giving employees exposure to peers
in different divisions, to provide fresh
ideas and new ways
of thinking.
As a lifelong resident
of Las Vegas, Green
thinks that the
idea of walking down the block for a latte
in 120 - degree heat is slightly ridiculous; but he also knows that
in Las Vegas, ridiculous things can happen.
He
thinks the adverse tax treatment
of variable annuities — the gains
in all distributions from the contracts are taxed as ordinary income — makes them a bad
idea for savers.
Sometimes, instead
of racking your brain to
think of new
ideas, remember what worked well
in the past.
It is a form
of ingratiation, the Machiavellian
idea of changing your behaviour
in order to convince someone to
think more highly
of you.
«I
think most people have no
idea of the economic implications
of the HST,» economist Roslyn Kunin said
in a television interview.
«As an investor, I
think the
ideas and discoveries coming out
of biohacking will change the world,» says Scholnick, though he adds that companies concentrating
in this market face a challenge
in developing products that are easy for consumers to understand and use.
When the co-founder
of California - based Pacific Investment Management Co. (PIMCO) isn't sitting
in the middle
of a 70 - person trading room or staring at a Bloomberg machine, he's doing yoga at a health club across the street,
thinking of his best
ideas.
Two polls published
in recent days reinforced the
idea that the American public generally disapproves
of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and doesn't
think it would benefit their personal finances.
Kohl's is not alone
in thinking smaller is bigger: Target (tgt) has had tremendous success with that format, Macy's (m) has shrunk some
of its key stores, and even Nordstrom (jwn) is giving the
idea a go with its no - merchandise Nordstrom Local store
in Los Angeles that it may bring to new markets.
«If you've tossed out a number
of half - baked
ideas, at the end you should wrap it up
in a pretty package and say, «I
think this one is the most promising for this reason,»» Poundstone advises.
There's also a third route:
think of an
idea that is rooted
in a perspective that everyone else is missing because they don't see the potential today.
And I also
think that it can be destructive and a very bad
idea to ask yourself a different question: Is what I'm being asked to do
in the moment the highest and best use
of my time?