The art of insubordination by Todd b. What’s in it for me? Learn how to elegantly, eloquently, and expertly flip the bird to the majority. Do you balk at doing what you’re told? Have a near-compulsive need to rebel? Maybe you have an authority problem. And that’s not a bad thing. We’re here to talk about insubordination –⁠ more specifically, principled insubordination. If insubordination indicates any type of rebellion against authority, principled insubordination is a type of deviance that’s specifically intended to improve society while causing minimal harm. Principled insubordination means supporting worthy and important ideas, regardless of what the majority thinks about them,⁠ for the benefit of humanity. This Blink explores how to become a principled insubordinate. It shows that taking a stand is empowering – and possible. Are you ready? In this Blink, you’ll learn why you shouldn’t shoot free throws like (most) basketball pros; how you can get the majority on your side; and what...

What’s in it for me? A guide to success in an unstable world. The world is a complex place, and it’s only getting more complicated. New technologies, changing social attitudes, and a rapidly evolving economic landscape present an ever-shifting array of opportunities and challenges. Navigating these volatile conditions requires a new type of leadership. This book-in-blinks can help show you the way forward, by teaching you the subtle art of nimble and flexible leadership. Rather than giving tired clichés about working more and pushing harder, this manual lays out how to develop elegant solutions to complex problems. In these blinks, you’ll learn the power of thinking systemically, the utility of making unexpected connections, and the importance of asking the right questions. These tried-and-true lessons come from Jennifer Garvey and Keith Johnston’s decades of experience teaching leadership skills. Now, their expertise is at your fingertips. In these blinks, you’ll learn  why guardr...

Checklists are required for success When doctors and nurses in the ICU create their own checklists for what they think should be done each day, the consistency of care improves to the point where the average length of patient stay in intensive care drops by half. The three different kinds of problems in the world are the simple, the complicated, and the complex. Checklists can either be DO-CONFIRM or READ-DO (see below for a description) and must be kept between 5-9 items. The wording of should be simple and exact and fit on one page. “The volume and complexity of what we know has exceeded our individual ability to deliver its benefits correctly, safely, or reliably. Knowledge has both saved us and burdened us.” “Whether running to the store to buy ingredients for a cake, preparing an airplane for takeoff, or evaluating a sick person in the hospital, if you miss just one key thing, you might as well not have made the effort at all.” “A further difficulty, just as insidious, is that peo...

“Humanity is a creative species and art is one major way we express this creativity. Art is the expression or application of the unique human creative skill and imagination, often in a visual form such as painting or sculpture. Art typically produces works that are to be appreciated primarily for their aesthetic qualities or emotional power. It is either simple or complex but always ingenious. There are a lot of powerful tools for the expression of a human's creative skill; one of which is art.This summary tackles art and its creation, answering questions that many ask but find no answers.” “Humanity has engaged in artistic endeavors for a very long time; in fact, the first sign of humans evolving into intelligent creatures was cave paintings. We couldn't speak, but we found ways to express ourselves through art; painting. This truth explains the reason behind associating images with art, but as we evolved to speak, our thought process also became, and we discovered new forms o...

Insights from Chapter 1 #1 Good ideas are hard to find; you have to try a lot of things. And it’s hard to know if you’ve found a good idea until you try it out. #2 The intersection of passion and problem solving is where good ideas are born and how great businesses are built. #3 The passion has to be for the customer and not for the entrepreneur, because the greatest forms of organic growth are repeat customers and word of mouth. #4 When coming up with ideas, start thinking about problems you have. But make sure enough people have those problems too. Insights from Chapter 2 #1 The problem that stops many first-time entrepreneurs is they have difficulty leaving the relative safety of stable everyday employment to start a new business. #2 It’s scary to leave a safe job, but it’s not dangerous. The danger to Jim Koch, who eventually opened his own brewery, was being stranded in a job he hated. #3 Michael Dell began by fixing and selling computers as a hobby out of his dorm room, before be...