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70. Ideas Fuel Innovation: Why Your First Ideas Aren’t Always the Best

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70. Ideas Fuel Innovation: Why Your First Ideas Aren’t Always the Best

Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

2022/10/25
Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

2022/10/25
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What’s the secret to coming up with good ideas? For Jeremy Utley, it’s about generating as many as possible.  The director of executive education at the Stanford d.school, Utley says, “very few problems we face in business or in life have a single right a...

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In a world that often rewards quick answers, true innovation demands a different approach—one that values quantity over immediacy and exploration over certainty. This conversation dives into the mindset shift required to move beyond the first idea and unlock more original thinking.
02:53
The best ideas don't come first; creativity improves with iteration.
07:39
An idea is essentially a connection between existing concepts.
12:39
Creativity is the collision of unrelated frames of reference
15:14
Inaction is punished in innovative organizations
22:57
Successful communication is about changing action or behavior.

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What if your first idea isn’t the best one?
00:00
How to train yourself to generate more ideas
05:20
Where do breakthrough ideas really come from?
10:06
Why leading with emotion unlocks creative potential
15:14
Can we communicate ideas in a way that drives change?
17:40

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Speaker 3: Hi, Matt, here. I'm super excited to let you know that our November newsletter is out. In it, you'll learn about how to run very successful question and answer sessions, be it for interviews or after a presentation, or during meetings. Plus, you...