Comments on: Review: The Medici Effect

By: 4 Essential Lessons From the Polymaths

4 Essential Lessons From the Polymaths — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:35:53 +0000

[...] (follow me on Twitter) , October 19, 2009 Advertisements In The Medici Effect (here is my review), there’s a term I’m interested in: the Intersection. It’s a place where ideas and [...]

By: 6 Roles That Increase Your Value

6 Roles That Increase Your Value — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:00:34 +0000

[...] with fresh ideas. They are the masters of ideas. Synthesizers live in the Intersection (a term from The Medici Effect) where ideas from different fields collide and form new [...]

By: Finding Good Ideas

Finding Good Ideas — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:22:32 +0000

[...] out, a great way to get high-quality ideas is to have a lot of ideas. The Medici Effect (here is my review) says it clearly: The strongest correlation for quality of ideas is, in fact, quantity of [...]

By: Bean Jones

Bean Jones — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:15:02 +0000

I learned using #5 from a friend who works in an Ad Agency. Apparently, a lot of their creative ideas come from “cross-pollinating” brands, industries, or even old ideas.

Personally, when I’m stuck on a particular project, I find it useful to step away from where I’m working and take a walk. I find that by temporarily disassociating myself from the work, when I return to it, I have an explosion of ideas that help me finish my task.

By: Donald Latumahina

Donald Latumahina — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:55:00 +0000

Flora,

I know some people believe they get their best ideas when working under pressure.

I used to think that way myself. But later I found that though I can usually finish tasks under time pressure (Parkinson’s law?), I can’t be as creative as I want in such situations.

By: Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D.

Flora Morris Brown, Ph.D. — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:40:57 +0000

Thanks for sharing this amazing book. I especially like insight #8. I’ve frequently marveled at new fields and endeavors that arose from the intersection of two seemingly unrelated fields.

In my writing and work I’ve always felt that I’ve needed to achieve some depth of knowledge before I could proceed and after gathering ideas needed time to evaluate them. I know some people believe they get their best ideas when working under pressure. That just isn’t true for me.

By: jay

jay — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:11:39 +0000

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