Humble

Jonathan Ive on Blue Peter. ​

Failing Productively

Discerning when failure is a productive option, and when it isn't, is part of leading creatively. risd.cc/U3Ixoh

— johnmaeda (@johnmaeda) January 20, 2013

Ideas

Beware the small mind that demands big ideas.

— Lee Clow's Beard (@leeclowsbeard) January 14, 2013

Keith Yamashita: Greatness And Creativity

When your team is faced with adversity does it stand strong and act boldly or does it crumble under pressure? Based on his work with over 1000 teams, Keith Yamashita shares his insights about great collaborative environments including: have an awareness beyond your day-to-day, respect the unique talents of your team members, and actively cultivate meaningful one-on-one relationships.  

For the past two decades Yamashita, the most influential consultant you've never heard of, has worked alongside CEOs and their leadership teams to define — and then attain — greatness for their institutions. He has worked with leaders at Apple, IBM, General Electric, Johnson & Johnson, eBay, Nike, and Gap, among others.

Give A Damn, Damn It: Reddit Co-founder Alexis Ohanian

Alexis Ohanian shares lessons learned from years of building three startups from scratch. Making a customer's day should be obligatory throughout every organization, he urges. Whether you mail swag to early users (like Hipmunk) or add fun to the otherwise mundane (like Wufoo), everything should have a personality that wins over users and, as a side effect, is more effective than any other kind of "traditional" marketing. 

You are building something. I hope that you want to make the thing you are making, and as Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian says, do it so you can surprise and delight. You do that by giving a damn.