A wonderful discussion about creativity and how we can all be creative.
Makes you think.
Videos
This page contains resources that I have found useful in my personal and professional life. It contains everything from quotes and books that I like to podcasts and videos.
If you don’t want to scroll through the entire list, you can click on one of the links below to filter the resources by specific category.
I will update this list as I discover new resources. If you have a resource you think I should add, please email me.
Financial Modelling with Scenarios
A great webinar recording from Danielle Stein Fairhurst from Plum Solutions and Thomas Paul from BDO.
A flexible technique to handle lots of different variables in a model using data tables.
How to get CREATIVE! by John Cleese
Brilliant talk!
No slides needed, this was way back in 1991!
This is especially relevant these days because we get so little “think” and “alone” time.
Where it all began
A great talk by Dan Bricklin the co-developer of Visicalc – the first desktop spreadsheet.
He talks about how game changing spreadsheets were for the desktop computer.
Discover where he was when the idea came to him and how he visualised it.
Decisions he made back then are still with us today.
A great talk discussing how we typically teach in our schools and how it impacts learning skills that build on previous skills.
Its about 11 minutes long – worth a watch.
Mastery is worth striving for before you move on to the next topic.
This is a great video on data visualisation in general.
It includes two great tips, with examples, to improve your visualisations.
Cole has a great website as well.
Great video with ideas on learning a skill quickly and effectively.
This Australian woman is an inspiration.
She talks very eloquently about being a Muslim and a woman and the biases faced everyday.
A great example of Seth Godin’s ability to look at things differently.
Some great tips on communication (not just presenting) and not the type you usually expect.