Do schools kill creativity? Using spiral dynamics to understand development. AI act: a step closer to the first rules on artificial intelligence.
Journal of discoveries #60 - 3rd of June, 2023
Welcome to the 60th issue of the newsletter, “Journal of discoveries.” Each week, I check a list of hundreds of sources of inspiration to spot exciting articles, videos, podcasts, and books on personal development, leadership, management, technology, and innovation.
Let’s dive in!
One “must read” for this week
Do schools kill creativity? by Sir Ken Robinson
In the most viewed TED Talk in history, Sir Ken Robinson argues that our education systems often stifle creativity by prioritizing traditional academic achievement, suggesting that a transformative change is needed to better cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence.
If we're not prepared to be wrong, we'll never come up with anything original. He argues that the way our education system is structured often penalizes mistakes heavily, cultivating a fear of being wrong. This is what stifles creativity and innovative thinking.
Personal development
Do schools kill creativity?
Live below your means for freedom.
Ten ways you can use chatGPT to learn better.
Three rhetorical techniques to increase your impact.
How to get the most out of your calendar.
Bodily heat maps of emotions.
The winner's edge.
Innovation
AI act: a step closer to the first rules on artificial intelligence.
The AI startup litmus test.
No human coders in five years?
How to ask OpenAI to delete your personal data or not use it to train its AIs.
Where do great ideas come from?
CBDC and business cycle dynamics in a new monetarist new Keynesian model.
The impact of great thinkers on modern business philosophies.
It’s all about the data: blockchain, generative AI, and more.
Leadership and management
Using spiral dynamics to understand development.
Learning conversations - some example questions for managers.
What is your leadership style: the co-active leadership model.
Does the perfect workplace culture actually exist?
Do more hours and in-office attendance matter?
Forgiving a difficult colleague.
One book
“AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order” by Kai Fu Lee.
One “must read” for this week
Do schools kill creativity? by Sir Ken Robinson
In the most viewed TED Talk in history, Sir Ken Robinson argues that our education systems often stifle creativity by prioritizing traditional academic achievement, suggesting that a transformative change is needed to better cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence.
If we're not prepared to be wrong, we'll never come up with anything original. He argues that the way our education system is structured often penalizes mistakes heavily, cultivating a fear of being wrong. This is what stifles creativity and innovative thinking.
Personal development
Do schools kill creativity?
Live below your means for freedom.
Ten ways you can use chatGPT to learn better.
Three rhetorical techniques to increase your impact.
How to get the most out of your calendar.
Bodily heat maps of emotions.
The winner's edge.
Innovation
AI act: a step closer to the first rules on artificial intelligence.
The AI startup litmus test.
No human coders in five years?
How to ask OpenAI to delete your personal data or not use it to train its AIs.
Where do great ideas come from?
CBDC and business cycle dynamics in a new monetarist new Keynesian model.
The impact of great thinkers on modern business philosophies.
It’s all about the data: blockchain, generative AI, and more.
Leadership and management
Using spiral dynamics to understand development.
Learning conversations - some example questions for managers.
What is your leadership style: the co-active leadership model.
Does the perfect workplace culture actually exist?
Do more hours and in-office attendance matter?
Forgiving a difficult colleague.
One book
“AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order” by Kai Fu Lee.