[Sigkm-l] HBR Review on Breakthrough Thinking

[Mark Montgomery]

Hi folks,

I picked up the HBR Review on Breakthrough Thinking at an airport last week, 
and wanted to share for those interested within the KM umbrella in 
creativity within organizations, and what I feel is an essential aspect of 
organizational learning that is often overlooked and misunderstood, 
including within academia- motivation. One of the problems I see with 
research in organizational management is the cultural influence of the 
research communities that often assumes other cultures and missions to be 
similar to their own, or an assumption that they should be. In my own 
research for example I find most of society far less intrinsically motivated 
than most researchers in academia, in large part due to the decrease in job 
and financial security.

In any event, think you'll find it worth your time and investment if you 
share an interest in this area, and regardless of what your own positions 
are to date.

Harvard Business Review on Breakthrough Thinking (Paperback)
http://www.amazon.com/Harvard-Business-Review-Breakthrough-Thinking/dp/157851181X

One article in particular is dated but timeless: How to Kill Creativity, by 
Teresa M. Amabile
http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=98501


Regards, Mark

Mark Montgomery
Founder & CEO
http://kyield.com