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Miles Davis, Mindfulness Teacher?

April 25, 2016 By Shakya Kumara

Herbie Hancock talking about Miles Davis

Herbie Hancock tells a story about playing with Miles Davis: “Miles was playing one of his amazing solos, and right in the middle of it, I played the wrong chord – completely wrong.“ Herbie was mortified. How was Miles going to respond? He could be angry – after all, Herbie just spoilt his solo! Would he […]

Double (or halve) People’s Creativity

July 21, 2014 By Shakya Kumara

When you’re leading, the way you communicate can make a huge difference to people’s creativity. In one mode, they can be twice as creative as the other. How so? Fleeing an Owl or Seeking out Cheese? In an experiment at the University of Maryland (Friedman & Forster 2001), students were asked to solve a simple puzzle. […]

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