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Nilofer Merchant suggests a small idea that just might have a big impact on your life and health: Next time you have a one-on-one meeting, make it into a "wa... 
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Your best, most creative breakthroughs don't happen at your desk.
Beth Kanter's insight:
Walking is great for professional heart-to-heart talks. When I was running a large business in Los Angeles, I would often take employees on walks down Sunset Boulevard to talk things out. Biographer Walter Isaacson noted that walking was Steve Jobs’s preferred way to have a serious conversation. It’s not a break. It’s a change of scenery, but it’s work. The walking just makes it more productive work. The movement makes the conversation less stiff, more authentic, more responsible, even. So, when you really need to get something done, get away from your computer and your conference room, and go for a long walk. It’s not a luxury. It’s work.
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Every Body Walk! is an online educational site aimed at getting Americans up and moving, a walking hub, containing news and resources on walking, health information, walking maps and how to find walking groups.
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Bonus: You'll also improve your health and your relationships.
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When Darren Huston, chief executive officer of the Priceline Group, has a decision to discuss with one of his managers, he often heads outdoors for a walking meeting, away from the hubbub of his open office in Amsterdam.
Beth Kanter's insight:
CEOs are putting on their walking shoes. The trend is partly being stoked by executives trying to get a little bit removed from their overly plugged-in desks, with all of the demands of smartphones and computers. It’s also boosted by the increasing number of open-space offices, which give even top executives little privacy to speak candidly or have any alone time. Goes beyond health benefits http://www.bethkanter.org/walk-work/
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A brief stroll, even one just around your office, can spur creativity, according to a new study.
Beth Kanter's insight:
If you are unable to think of a catchy, creative way to present sales data or begin a newspaper column, take a walk. A brief stroll, even around your office, can significantly increase creativity, according to a handy new study. Most of us have heard by now that exercise, including walking, generally improves thinking skills, both immediately and in the longer term. Multiple studies have shown that animals and people usually perform better after exercise on tests of memory and executive function, which is essentially the ability to make decisions and organize thoughts (although prolonged, intense exercise can cause brief mental fatigue — so don’t take a math test after a marathon). Similarly, exercise has long been linked anecdotally to creativity. For millenniums, writers and artists have said that they develop their best ideas during a walk, although some of us also do our best procrastinating then.
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Beth Kanter's insight:
Just because Wordsworth & Thoreau couldn't listen to music while walking, it doesn't mean it's all bad... that's a typical BBC frame right there..
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“Walking meetings not only liberate the butt, they liberate the creative juices,” said Nilofer Merchant, a technology consultant whose “Got a Meeting? Take a Walk” talk at a TED Conference last year has been viewed online more than 1.4 million times. “Outside, you get to step away from the computer screen, and when you’re walking side by side, you’re shifting the power to be more equal.”