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Scott Belsky

Scott Belsky is the Chief Product Officer at Adobe and is the co-founder of 99U and Behance. He has been called one of the "100 Most Creative People in Business" by Fast Company, and is the author of The Messy Middle and the bestselling book, Making Ideas Happen.

Ji Lee: Fun and Games

"Everyone talks about ideas but few actually do them. I believe in action. It's the most important part to creativity."

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Communicate Your Strengths to Get Respect

The sad truth is that genius can easily go unnoticed. We must become our own best advocates and communicate our strengths and talents to others.

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Follow Passion, Not The Buck

The current economic climate provides the perfect impetus to start that passion project.

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Actually Make Something

For teams focused on long-term projects, tangible products can provide a measurable jolt of motivation.

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10 Realizations For Productivity & Pushing Ideas Forward

We've distilled years of research into ten tips for super-charging productivity and turning your ideas into action.

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Pressure Can Push Good Ideas Forward

When you share your goals broadly, you risk "failing" in the eyes of those you respect. However, ideas never happen in isolation.

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Care for Chemistry Before People

Hiring great people is important. But we don't work in a vacuum. Tending to the chemistry of your team is crucial for long-term success.

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Taking A Team’s Temperature

The chemistry of a creative team is absolutely critical for making ideas happen. Yet when a problem is brewing, our tendency is often to block it out.

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Restricting The Creative Perfectionist

When setting forth on a creative project, a few restrictions may help tame perfectionist tendencies.

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Rachel Platten: Launching The Band

The Rachel Platten Band is a product of great music and great determination. The band has opened for Rusted Root, the Strokes, and now enjoys a loyal, growing fan base. Behance caught up with Rachel Platten to discuss the motivations and efforts that push

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References Are Overrated

While the compulsion to save reference items is strong, we rarely return to them once they're filed away. Our unscientific study revealed mostly dust.

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