Genialt – vinkork med dato for å huske når du åpnet den, “a date with wine”. Designet av George Lee. Via designboom.

Bør uansett være helt uaktuelt å ødelegge Hardangerfjorden, men kanskje man kan la seg inspirere? “Land of Giants” designet for Island av Choi + Shine Architects. Via dezeen.

Digger designet. Flere bilder på Buzz-beast.

Vil ha. Flere bilder og via below the clouds.

“Trying something new can be daunting, especially if you fall short at first. Before you get frustrated and give up, remember that practice really does make perfect. To achieve perfection, stop focusing on it. Instead, try to enjoy the process of trying. If you want to be a great manager, you need to enjoy being a poor one long enough to get good at it. If you want to be a stellar salesperson, you need to spend time being a clumsy one first. You can achieve anything as long as you are willing to enjoy striving for it along the way.”

Via Underskog.

Digger designere som klarer å gjøre om hverdagslige “problemer”, som vannsøl fra praplyer, til elegant nytteverdi — i dette tilfellet for å få gress i stativet til å vokse. Paraplystativet er laget av Innovo.

Via inhabitat.

Via @oysteinhusby

“The premortem technique is a sneaky way to get people to do contrarian, devil’s advocate thinking,” explains psychologist Gary Klein. “Before a project starts, say, ‘We’re looking in a crystal ball, and this project has failed; it’s a fiasco. Now, everybody, take two minutes and write down all the reasons why you think the project has failed.”

Les mer i artikkelen Taking the bias out of meetings i McKinsey Quarterly. Anbefaler også Strategic decisions: When can you trust your gut?.