What do you do when your work is under public attack? Few have grappled with the question as deeply as Becky Margiotta, co-founder and champion of the 100,000 Homes campaign.

Leaders at Stanford and Pixar have proven that one of the most powerful ways to accelerate the quality of our ideas is to actively seek and embrace critique.

Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson says that framing a meeting — like the d.schools, “Flaring or focusing?” meeting-opener — helps teams do the work they need to do, in the way they need to do it.

Perhaps the greatest thing we can do to establish trust, is to address the elephant in the room — “Is this person safe?” — head on, straight out of the gate. Inspired by Ise Lyfe.

The stars of Second City recite a profoundly moving mantra before heading onstage together. It illuminates the nature of collaborative creativity.

Innovation is a numbers game, subject to considerable odds. IDEO’s Brendan Boyle says play is a key lever to drive risk taking and the broad experimentation required to ultimately succeed.

What do you do when your work is being publicly attacked? Few have grappled with the question as deeply as Becky Margiotta, co-founder and champion of the 100,000 Homes campaign.

André 3000 shines a light on a critical component of the creative process in a recent interview with Rick Rubin. As much as we love compliments, it’s our critics who often help illuminate the rough patches.

Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson says that framing a meeting — like the d.schools, “Flaring or focusing?” meeting-opener — helps teams do the work they need to do, in the way they need to do it.

Perhaps the greatest thing one can do to establish trust is to address the elephant in the room — “Is this person safe?” — head on, straight out of the gate. Inspired by Ise Lyfe.