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  • Asking these questions lead to Breakthroughs

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink in his book “A Whole New Mind”.

    “Asking “Why?” can lead to understanding. Asking “Why not?” can lead to breakthroughs.”

  • Reducing brain’s resistance to CHANGE , this is what the wise men say

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink in his book A Whole New Mind.

    “Change is inevitable, and when it happens, the wisest response is not to wail or whine but to suck it up and deal with it.”

  • These are the MOST essential prerequisites to STAND out in a modern day crowded marketplace

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book A Whole New Mind

    Mastery of design, empathy, play, and other seemingly “soft” aptitudes is now the main way for individuals and firms to stand out in a crowded marketplace.”

  • This is what GOOD DESIGN means to an artist

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book A Whole New Mind , illuminates us on the nuances of good design

    Good design is a renaissance attitude that combines technology, cognitive science, human need, and beauty to produce something that the world didn’t know it was missing.” —PAOLA ANTONELLI, curator of architecture and design, Museum of Modern Art”

  • This quality is an integral part of leadership

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Daniel Pink from the book A Whole New Mind

    Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate and to connect with people for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their lives.”

  • Making true sense out of INSIGHT

    Adopted from the following insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book Tipping Point

    Insight is not a lightbulb that goes off inside our heads. It is a flickering candle that can easily be snuffed out.”

  • Changing fundamental belief and behavior of masses is difficult , this is why

    Adopted from the following insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book Tipping Point

    If you want to bring a fundamental change in people’s belief and behavior…you need to create a community around them, where those new beliefs can be practiced and expressed and nurtured.”

  • An inspiration to patiently scan our respective TIPPING points

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book Tipping Point

    Look at the world around you. It may seem like an immovable, implacable place. It is not. With the slightest push—in just the right place—it can be tipped.”

  • We have heard about TIPPING point, this is what it means

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book Tipping Point

    The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire.”

  • Experience and maturity help us decode SNAP judgements

    Adopted from the following great insight shared by Malcolm Gladwell from the book BLINK

    Our unconscious reactions come out of a locked room, and we can’t look inside that room. but with experience we become expert at using our behavior and our training to interpret – and decode – what lies behind our snap judgment and first impressions.”