Guest Thinkers — February 22, 2011

May 24 innovation linkage

Dominic Basulto

The three keys to creativity [Edward de Bono]

Thoughts to make work better and your life easier [Thoughtopsy]

Hugh Macleod introduces the Blue Monster cartoon for Microsoft [Gaping Void]

Weyerhaeuser launches a new tree-friendly innovation site [GrowingIdeas.com]

The death of the Hummer H2 [San Francisco Gate]

Whatever happened to innovation at Adobe? [Download Squad]

Behind-the-scenes with innovation guru Francis McInerney [Michael Urlocker]

[image: The Man Who Created the Internet]

Starts With A Bang

Does light itself truly have an infinite lifetime?

In all the Universe, only a few particles are eternally stable. The photon, the quantum of light, has an infinite lifetime. Or does it?

A vintage photograph depicting a chaotic beach landing with soldiers in motion, blurred figures, and smoke clouds across the dune, evoking a sense of urgency and battle.

High Culture

How the “Dune” screenwriters adapted an “unadaptable” book

“Dune: Part One” screenwriter Eric Roth spoke with Big Think about the challenges of bringing Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic to the big screen.

Business

5 essential tools for a first-time CEO

Boardroom veteran David Roche offers key strategies that can lay the groundwork for CEO success.

The Well

What geniuses get wrong about being “smart”

With great genius comes great rigidity. Professor Barabara Oakley on how to stay mentally agile — and get smarter as a result:

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Starts With A Bang

No, the expanding Universe doesn’t break the speed of light

Yes, the Universe is expanding, but if you've ever wondered, "How fast is it expanding," the answer isn't in terms of a speed at all.

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