Idea Surplus Disorder

Your weekly dose of innovation, ideation, and inspiration from Matt Homann.

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Idea Surplus Disorder Issue #15

In this week's edition: a Thinksgiving kickoff, better big-group networking, quitting, phone rituals, antelope, field mice, German Hi-Fi, and more.

Idea Surplus Disorder #14

In this edition: junk work, the 3x3 rule, super-abundant intelligence, the science of face-to-face, writers' rules for writers, space elevators, and more.

Idea Surplus Disorder #13

In this edition, decision-making, healthy turnover, outsourced clarity, Zoom backgrounds, persuasion, flow, rest, and more.

Idea Surplus Disorder #12

In this edition: Filament launches a business book club, fascinating salads, heroic stories, lazy leaders, word calculators, and more.

Idea Surplus Disorder #11

In this edition: slow learning, continuous improvement, asking better questions, the value of anticipation vs. belief, hybrid work, multiple futures, bicycles, emojis, and and more.

Idea Surplus Disorder #10

In this edition: another N.S.F.W., de-cloudifying your vision, brainstorming questions, ignoring your phone, card tricks, afternoon fun, and more.

Idea Surplus Disorder #9

In this edition of Idea Surplus Disorder: exponential time, magical questions, groupthink, to-don't lists, Wilfred Brimley singing Vanilla Ice, tomato-eating goats, and more.

Idea Surplus Disorder #8

In this edition: Filament's Grand Opening, miracle monkeys, pirates vs. farmers, deathbed regrets, obsolete sounds, typewriter simulations, and more.

Idea Surplus Disorder #7

In this edition: Filament's grand opening, our Facilitator's Forum, optimism, problem picking, consulting B.S., iffermations, plumbers, mulleted presidents, and more.

Issue #6

In this edition: the crisis quotient, new tricks for old dogs, tactical laziness, Otis Redding problems, scavenger hunts, good quests, lazy Sundays, and more.

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