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from the interview with Moe Abdou,
founder & host of 33voices®.

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Amy Wilkinson advises executives and emerging leaders
around the world on how to master the skills that underlie
entrepreneurial success. She is an entrepreneur, author,
and lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Amy Wilkinson
@amywilkinson
Author of The Creators Code

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There’s a Creator in each of us.
Harness it by following these six disciplines:
Insight #1

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There’s a Creator in each of us.
Harness it by following these six disciplines:
Find The Gap - Stay alert to
what others don’t see
Insight #1

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There’s a Creator in each of us.
Harness it by following these six disciplines:
Drive For Daylight - Focus on the future,
scan the edges, and avoid nostalgia
Insight #1

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There’s a Creator in each of us.
Harness it by following these six disciplines:
Fly The OODA Loop - Observe, Orient,
Decide, and Act - in rapid fashion
Insight #1

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There’s a Creator in each of us.
Harness it by following these six disciplines:
Fail Wisely - Set up a failure ratio, make
small bets, and develop resilience
Insight #1

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There’s a Creator in each of us.
Harness it by following these six disciplines:
Network Minds - Seek diversity in people,
intellect, and your own brainpower
Insight #1

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There’s a Creator in each of us.
Harness it by following these six disciplines:
Gift Small Goods - Turning kindness into a
skill will help strengthen your relationships
Insight #1

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Insight #2
A creator is constantly questioning ‘what is;’
she thinks like a ‘Sunbird’ by identifying a
working concept in one domain and figuring
out a way to plug it in somewhere else.
Inventor Dean Kamen | I look at a problem
and think, ‘Let’s not look at how this problem
has been approached in this field, but let’s go
to industries that are completely different and
take technologies that, if applied to the
problem at hand, would solve it.’

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Insight #3
Like architects, creators are problem
finders; they identify friction points, bottlenecks,
complications, and craft new solutions
by asking these type of questions:

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Insight #3
Like architects, creators are problem
finders; they identify friction points, bottlenecks,
complications, and craft new solutions
by asking these type of questions:
What surprises me?

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Insight #3
Like architects, creators are problem
finders; they identify friction points, bottlenecks,
complications, and craft new solutions
by asking these type of questions:
What am I missing?

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Insight #3
Like architects, creators are problem
finders; they identify friction points, bottlenecks,
complications, and craft new solutions
by asking these type of questions:
How can I remove the impediments?

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Insight #3
Like architects, creators are problem
finders; they identify friction points, bottlenecks,
complications, and craft new solutions
by asking these type of questions:
What paradoxes do I see?

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Insight #4
A creator who’s build a business at rapid pace
and scale focuses on the horizon and, at high
speeds, their hands follow their eyes.
Gilman Louie | Entrepreneurs are always
looking for daylight. Their business model
acts like a race-car driver’s hands.
It’s always being adjusted.

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Insight #5
Those pursuing worthy goals opt
not to measure how far they’ve come ‘to
date’ and instead focus on what remains to
be done - ‘to go.’ Cognitive research proves
that focusing on past accomplishments tempers
motivations; whereas thinking about what’s
left ‘to-go’ elevates your focus, energy,
concentration and motivation.

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Insight #6
Creators treat business as an
intellectual debate and they use the
OODA Loop to make rapid decisions:

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Insight #6
Creators treat business as an
intellectual debate and they use the
OODA Loop to make rapid decisions:
Observe - Pay attention to surroundings and
identify inconsistencies between your frame of
reference and the evolving reality.

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Insight #6
Creators treat business as an
intellectual debate and they use the
OODA Loop to make rapid decisions:
Orient - Information is worthless without
interpretation - Look for the counterintuitive
blip in data that you orient

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Insight #6
Creators treat business as an
intellectual debate and they use the
OODA Loop to make rapid decisions:
Decide - Cut through the ambiguity and
make rapid determinations

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Insight #6
Creators treat business as an
intellectual debate and they use the
OODA Loop to make rapid decisions:
Act - Take unexpected action

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Insight #7
If you’re building something that the world
hasn’t seen before, it’s wise to make small bets,
set a failure ratio, believe enough to persist,
and turn setbacks into strength.
David Kelley | Given our culture of prototyping,
we have had tons of failed prototypes when
we are creating products and services - one
of the things that’s great about Silicon Valley is
that failure is a badge of honor because people
here value the learning that goes on.

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Insight #8
To ignite ingenuity, creators harness
cognitive diversity by developing forums where
diverse minds can mingle. To do this, they:

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Insight #8
To ignite ingenuity, creators harness
cognitive diversity by developing forums where
diverse minds can mingle. To do this, they:
Design the physical and virtual space where
people can build on each other’s ideas

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Insight #8
To ignite ingenuity, creators harness
cognitive diversity by developing forums where
diverse minds can mingle. To do this, they:
Assemble project-specific teams to seize
economic opportunities

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Insight #8
To ignite ingenuity, creators harness
cognitive diversity by developing forums where
diverse minds can mingle. To do this, they:
Catalyze prize competitions

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Insight #8
To ignite ingenuity, creators harness
cognitive diversity by developing forums where
diverse minds can mingle. To do this, they:
They gamify work

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Insight #9
For creators, success is s much about caring
about customers, colleagues, and partners
as it is about build a novel product.
Matt Cohler | We’re now at a point in history
where it’s in your self-interest to be good, and
that’s because the world is more transparent,
interconnected, interdependent, and efficient.

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Insight #10
Creators use these
principles to gift goods effectively:

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Insight #10
Creators use these
principles to gift goods effectively:
They support those who share their values

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Insight #10
Creators use these
principles to gift goods effectively:
They set parameters for time and effort

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Insight #10
Creators use these
principles to gift goods effectively:
They interact in an ongoing give-and-take
mutually beneficial assistance

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