Unlearning & Creativity

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This past summer IBM released a survey of 1500 CEO’s across the globe and they said that creativity was the most important leadership quality for guaranteeing future success. How does one become creative, though? Part of the answer begins with the ability to unlearn. It’s now generally understood that today’s more successful companies have figured out [...]

Question: Can You Unlearn Without Any New Words? Answer: Yes.

Chief Unlearning Officer Jack Uldrich explains how to unlearn–and change your life–without any words.

Keep an Open-Mind to Unlearning

Are you open-minded? If so, when was the last time you changed your mind about a long-held belief? When was the last time you publicly admitted you were wrong? When was the last time you acknowledged that another person could look at the exact same thing and come to an equally valid — but opposite — [...]

The Benefits of Keeping a Child-Like Mind

What are the benefits of keeping a child-like mind? For one thing, you can come up with innovative solutions to old problems. Related Posts Creativity Isn't All in Your Head Draw Outside the Lines

Stop Thinking About Creativity

Maybe the reason you're not creative is because you are thinking too much or too hard. Try not thinking. Free your mind. Unlearn. A cup can only be filled with nourishment when it is empty. A related post on unlearning and creativity: Creativity Isn't All in Your Head

Juggle Learning and Unlearning

Learning to juggle isn't about catching the balls, it's about throwing them. One reason many people have difficulty learning to juggle is because they can't unlearn the "catching" part. Letting go of old habits is difficult but if you can master the trick of unlearning you just might be able to better handle the new [...]

A Corny Idea

What do you see in the image to the right? If you are like most people you see a square made out of alternating rows of squares and circles. It is slightly more difficult to see the square as columns of alternating squares and circles. It is, of course, just a matter of perspective but [...]