Creative Class Contrarian

A newsletter from Alf Rehn on creativity, creative work, and innovation in an AI age – with a contrarian twist.

By Alf Rehn

· Launched a year ago

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#22 – The 5-Minute Innovator: Skunkworks

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#35 – The 5-Minute Innovator: Process Innovation

This is part of a series, “The 5-Minute Innovator”, which describes concepts and theories in the field of innovation without jargon and in no more than…

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#34 – The Many Types of Bad Innovation Speakers

Intro First, an apology for this newsletter being delayed!

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#33 – The 5-Minute Innovator: Brainstorming

This is part of a series, “The 5-Minute Innovator”, which describes concepts and theories in the field of innovation without jargon and in no more than…

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#32 – On Creativity and Cringe, or, The Morals of Mortification

Intro “There is such a thing as good bad taste and bad bad taste.”

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#31 – The 5-Minute Innovator: The Innovation Funnel

This is part of a series, “The 5-Minute Innovator”, which describes concepts and theories in the field of innovation without jargon and in no more than…

May 18 • Alf Rehn

#30 – Zugzwang in Innovation and Strategy, or, When Every Move Is a Bad Move

Intro “Until we know we are wrong, being wrong feels exactly like being right.”

May 11 • Alf Rehn

#29 – The 5-Minute Innovator: The Stage-Gate Model

This is part of a series, “The 5-Minute Innovator”, which describes concepts and theories in the field of innovation without jargon and in no more than…

May 4 • Alf Rehn