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Why Quora is My New Favorite Toy

What is Quora?
"Quora is a continually improving collection of questions and answers created, edited, and organized by everyone who uses it." - Source

Why Should You Use Quora?

  • Accumulate knowledge.
  • Share your experience.
  • Collaborate

How to Use Quora?

  • Follow topics that interest you.
  • Browse questions that interest you.
  • Connect with your existing friends.

Quora seems to be the hot new toy in town and it will be interesting to see how it does over time.

"To really see if this is the service that will explode, we’ll need to watch how it shapes the SXSW experience, a conference I use as a bell weather for next-generation technologies" - Jeremiah Owyang

Only one way to find out if this site is going to stick around...try it out yourself.

Knowledge is Power | Key to Creativity

The subject of creativity is a highly debated and studied topic of interest and for good reason.

 

An effort to define and understand the concept of creativity can be quite valuable as we embark on the path to becoming students* of innovation and pioneers of positive advancement.

 

*We are all students despite how much we think we know and understand. To not be on a lifelong journey of learning is counterproductive.

 

Creativity = A popular formula for innovation and advancement.

 

Let’s breakdown this formula and consider one of the key components of creativity.

Knowledge | the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association (Merriam Webster).

The key word here is “experience”.

We can grow in knowledge simply by experience. When we read a blog post, listen to a podcast, or read a book…we learn and add to our collection of experiences.

This gives me powerful confidence in knowing that if I build my experience by learning new ideas that I can increase my capacity for creativity.

The old adage holds true…Knowledge is power!