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I care deeply about education and creating spaces where humans can share and grow. My time goes on researching and teaching innovation and entrepreneurship. Here is where I share my learnings, thoughts, and resources connected to my work.
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Matthew Lynch
Aug 3, 20238 min read
What's in a personality? Going beyond just the big 5 traits...
What’s in a personality? Personality is a term that is bandied about in general conversation often with very little effort going into...
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Matthew Lynch
Aug 2, 202313 min read
What do we do in T group?
T groups can be both simple and complex. This article aims to provide a quick intro what they are and how they work
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Matthew Lynch
Jul 27, 20235 min read
Covey's circle of control
Steven Covey wrote a pretty seminal self help book called ‘The 7 habits of highly effective people’, now its not the best book ever, but...
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Matthew Lynch
Jul 27, 20235 min read
Freedom according to Viktor Frankl
Viktor Frankl was a psychiatrist who lived through the horrors of a concentration camp in WWII, he was so close to dying at so many...
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Matthew Lynch
Feb 15, 20235 min read
Dealing with imposter syndrome in the workplace
Imposter syndrome can strike just about anyone, it’s the feeling that if people really knew who you were then you’d be busted, and held...
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Matthew Lynch
Feb 8, 20233 min read
Science is behind the 8 ball - it will always be playing catch up
When you think about it - science is a belief system. Let me break down what I mean by that. Science is an idea that says the way we...
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Matthew Lynch
Sep 2, 20214 min read
Boat racing in the classroom
Yesterday in class we ran something called the candle transport challenge, or sometimes we just call it ‘boats’ when we hope no students...
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Matthew Lynch
Jul 19, 20214 min read
Keeping the big picture in mind
It is often easy to get distracted by the small details. My neighbours and I all park our rubbish bins collectively on the street in a...
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Matthew Lynch
Jul 19, 20213 min read
Arguing over the unkowable
My girldfriend and I recently brought an investment property together that we are renovating with the intention to sell. It’s a good test...
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Matthew Lynch
Jul 19, 20218 min read
Impro lessons for life
This week I have been taking an improvisation course (impro), something I have done before, but that I still find so rewarding each time....
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Matthew Lynch
Jul 19, 20216 min read
Deconstructing creativity
Having spent the week doing impro it has been a nice chance to reflect on creativity. My key perspective on creativity is that we all...
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Matthew Lynch
Jul 19, 20216 min read
Riding your nervous system
In many ways our nervous system is our best friend and worst enemy all at the same time. Its your best friend in the sense that it’s on...
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Matthew Lynch
Jul 19, 20216 min read
Destruction versus construction
Recently I have been working on renovating an apartment. Part of the project involved ripping out an old kitchen that was built in the...
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Matthew Lynch
Jul 19, 20216 min read
The most common problem in entrepreneurship teams is the team
I can barely remember a single entrepreneurship team that hasn’t blown itself up along the way. Everyone thinks a bad idea will kill a...
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Matthew Lynch
Jul 19, 20216 min read
On learning and never stepping in the same river twice
Right now I am taking an improvisation course. Its run by the same facilitator who I have worked with at least 6 times before, we are...
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Matthew Lynch
Jul 19, 20215 min read
The pipe dream of perfection
When starting a business we will never get to perfection. It’s an unachievable goal. Yet this is the standard many people set when they...
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Matthew Lynch
Jun 26, 20217 min read
The piece of advice I give that students ignore the most often
The piece of advice I give that is most often ignored by students, and which they always come to regret is simply this: Not everyone is...
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Matthew Lynch
Jun 26, 20218 min read
The answer to the question I get asked the most is: No
The question I get asked the most is “Can I just carry out a survey?” to which my answer is almost always a resounding no. Actually, my...
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Matthew Lynch
Jun 25, 20215 min read
Control as camouflage for our fears
Recently I have been interviewing a lot of applicants for a masters program at the university I teach at and one thing that has been...
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Matthew Lynch
Jun 22, 20215 min read
Micro moments of success
The way we celebrate success is fascinating in my view. We always celebrate the big moment, or the final moment, or after the fact. We...
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