multitasking

Is multitasking getting us anywhere?

Chief Executive Magazine recently took leaders to task in an article that hits one of the problems of multitasking on the head. What message does multitasking send to those around us? Multitasking, whether as an organization or individually kills focus and reduces productivity and innovation and among other areas the development of new products.  The [...]

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Is the internet hurting your innovation?

In his new book, The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to our Brains , Nicholas Carr, outlines several ways that the always on, 24/7 nature of the internet is a double-edged sword – providing us with unprecedented access to information while at the same time slashing our attention span, re-wiring our brains, and slowing [...]

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