FEATURE
4 Types of Innovators Every Organization Needs
Every company strives to be innovative, but most are missing key ingredients. How can you identify which ingredients your organization needs — and which employee styles can fill in the gaps? The authors’ research distills four key innovation styles that can lead to success — generators, conceptualizers, optimizers, and implementors — and explains how common they are across sectors. Then, they outline a four-part framework for ensuring your team or organization has all four styles represented.
hbr.org
CREATIVITY
Tim Cook says there are 4 traits he looks for in Apple employees
Tim Cook said that Apple’s success depends on its culture and who it hires. The company typically seeks out employees with four shared skills: the ability to collaborate, creativity, curiosity and expertise - cough, cough - being designerly, anyone?
cnbc.com
CURIOSITY
Be Interested In Everything
Unless one opens their mind to the ‘how’s and ‘why’s of every little action, one fails to realize the reason behind them. In a world so full of distractions, it takes one moment of absolute solitude to question why the world works the way it does. And once we step into that line of thought, although one lifetime wouldn’t be enough to complete it, it sure will make the lifetime worthwhile.
A short 4-minute video about curiosity being the secret ingredient of creativity...
projectfuel.in
EMPATHY
Asking For A Friend: Why do I feel less empathetic towards others?
Empathy fatigue, also known as compassion fatigue, is a condition whereby you are unable to empathize with others after a period of constantly caring for others.
While most of the research on empathy fatigue is based on healthcare and social professionals or personal carers, Dr Meg, a chartered psychologist, tells Metro.co.uk, more and more of the general population have reported empathy fatigue since the pandemic.
metro.co.uk
VISUAL
The new Microsoft Office rebrand isn't going down well
After 32 years, the Office suite is no more, with Microsoft rebranding the whole thing with a new name and logo. And it's all a little confusing. From Word to PowerPoint, the Office apps are among the most famous pieces of software in the world. But from now on, they're part of Microsoft 365. Yep, Microsoft has officially turned on its Out of Office. And there's a new logo to boot (but it won't be making any list of the best logos of all time.)
creativebloq.com
UX
Incredibly Popular Apps That Have Terrible User Experiences
You may be surprised to find apps that you use often on this list of popular apps that users complain about...
slashgear.com
INCLUSIVE
Proposed web and software accessibility legislation introduced in United States Congress
The proposed law is called the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act. It was introduced in the US Congress in September of 2022. The law would require regulations to tell everyone how to make websites and software accessible to disabled people. The law says that people with disabilities are discriminated against when they can’t use tech because of access barriers.
A step in the right direction!
lflegal.com
