Jan 13, 2021Every leader and entrepreneur should understand why the pace of creativity accelerates and how fast it will get with creative machinesFrom the first human-made artifact till the invention of agriculture, in the period of approximately 3 290 000 years, we humans and our predecessors could produce only a handful of innovations. …Innovation6 min read
Oct 24, 2017Bouncebackability: The ability to recover from a difficult situation.Our innate responses to end downward spirals might be completely wrong. When we are deeply stressed, lost the confidence in our own abilities or on a verge of sheer panic, we don’t need another burning platform. What we should consider instead is creating psychological security. “After two defeats in a…Soccer19 min read
Sep 24, 2017You have 2 minutes, 28 seconds.The concert hall is packed, the orchestra is playing already, you are the soloist on stage, but you´ve rehearsed the wrong concerto. (True story.) Lunch Concerto (Excerpt from Why We Fear, the book about disarming fear) 1. “Like an electric shock.” This is how conductor Riccardo Chailly afterward described concert…Music11 min read
Feb 4, 2016How to banish fear from company culture (Part I)“How are you feeling?” Lisa asks Alex. “Terrified” Alex replies. “I feel like you’ve been out gathering information about questions you can ask me. To make me feel uncomfortable.” This dialogue between Lisa Chow and Alex Blumberg on StartUp, a podcast about building up a start up, was most likely…Startup6 min read
