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Fake news is dangerous and makes you blind for the truth

“Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it,” noted the French mathematician, physicist, and inventor Blaise Pascal. We are living in an era of COVID-19 and of…

Business Creativity Innovation

Why is the current crisis unfolding as it is?

Detlef ReisMay 7, 2020

The global COVID-19 pandemic is about to develop from a health crisis into a worldwide economic and social crisis. Week by week, the business press reports unsettling numbers indicating the economic scale of the crisis. Financial markets dip, unemployment surges,…

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How to build teams that thrive during disruption

Detlef ReisApril 23, 2020

The global COVID-19 pandemic has changed work as we know it. The virus has split up work teams whose members now need to work remotely. Team leaders need to motivate, emotionally support, and effectively manage a physically dislocated team of…

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Twelve tips to stay productive while working from home

Detlef ReisApril 9, 2020

Welcome to our dire new reality. The escalating coronavirus pandemic has massively disrupted our everyday work and lives. COVID-19 has confined millions of people around the world to their homes. How can you stay calm, productive, and optimistic while working…

Business Creativity Innovation

Twelve lessons from teaching my first online course

Detlef ReisMarch 26, 2020

Last Friday, I held my first synchronous online class session ever — and it worked out much better and smoother than I had expected. As a member of Gen X, I consider myself a digital immigrant. I am well-versed with…

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How prospective creative leaders experience their hero’s journey

Detlef ReisMarch 12, 2020

How do prospective creative leaders experience their inner “hero’s journey” of undergoing a structured and creative training program in creative leadership? In collaboration with my colleagues Brian Hunt and Xavier Parisot (IKI-SEA, Bangkok University), I investigated this research-guiding question in…

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