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Moving Ideas
After last Saturday’s #IdeaChat, I am amazed by the engaging, inspiring community present. It is an invigorating experience! Before the dust of the conversation sets and brushes off, a few thoughts...
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An Idea Realization Process – Second Round
After last week’s post on moving an idea from concept to success, there was an excellent comment left by Joe Sanchez. His comment led me to think more about the process. Specifically, this part caught...
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Innovation Generation: Insights Learned from Nick D’Aloisio
Summly Icon He has been all over the news the past week. It is a story we find amazing. Nick D’Aloisio, a 17-year old, sold his company, Summly, to Yahoo for an estimated $30 million. It is the...
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Is Innovation Stalled? Not at BIF10.
Attending #BIF10 was rewarding. I am a first time attendee and am grateful to Deb Scofield for providing the final nudge to my registration. BIF stands for Business Innovation Factory, and they host an...
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What I Learned about Leadership from an Artist in a Coffee Shop
One of the things I love most about leadership is that it’s a subject that you can often learn more about from a random interaction in a coffee shop as you can from reading 100 different books on the...
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5 Tips for Building Creative Communities
It’s no secret that Millennials are a creative bunch. In fact, we’ve been dubbed the most creative generation in history on more than one occasion. I see it clearly myself. Practically every Millennial...
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3 Things Highly Successful People Master Consistently
Guest Post by Stephanie C.N. Our culture has always been fascinated by highly successful people. We study their habits, lifestyle choices and strategies in order to best figure out ways to mimic and...
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I Think, Therefore I Am – Creative. Or Am I?
Have you ever noticed how creativity seems to come very naturally to some and not so much to others? It’s like some people are just born with it; like they just flip a switch and the eclectic,...
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5 People Every Writer Needs
Writing can be an isolating task. Writers are typically on our own when we research, write, edit, hate what we’ve written and rewrite it, re-edit, and submit for publication. It gets lonely. But like...
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On Talent and Responsibility
January was a difficult month for lovers of the Arts. David Bowie, Alan Rickman, Glenn Frey… these are only a few of the individuals we have lost since the calendar switched over to January 2016. Yes,...
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How to Market Your Book Like You Know What You’re Doing
Access to social media seems to have us all dabbling in marketing, doesn’t it? We spend hours every week absorbing and creating what ultimately boils down to marketing material – whether we call it...
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Why You’re Never Too Old For Cookie Monster
Earlier this year, Apple aired a commercial that starred Cookie Monster, the blue treat-craving monster who is a mainstay on Sesame Street. I remember it popping up on my Facebook feed because I...
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How to Create a Productive Office Environment
Guest Post by Amelia Knott Our environment has a large impact on how productive we’re able to be. Consider trying to study in a nightclub, or party in a library. You won’t be able to do what you need...
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Let Your Passion Inform Your Career
Guest Post by Mike James “The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.” said the late...
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Hit A Creative Roadblock? Break Through In 4 Steps
Guest Post by Jeff Kavanaugh Have you ever had an idea — a brilliant idea — that you couldn’t wait to dive into? And have you ever experienced the frustration of hitting a roadblock after pouring hours...
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Drawing Your Own Circle of Gratitude
A vicious cycle is a series of events that continues to round themselves back to one another, making a bad situation worse, usually ending up with no resolve. I recently got caught up in a circle, but...
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Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
Guest Post by Mark Miller Sometimes, the effort required to achieve a desired outcome is just not worth it. Recently I’ve been thinking and writing about why some ideas are widely embraced, and others...
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A vicious cycle is a series of events that continues to round themselves back to one another, making a bad situation worse, usually ending up with no resolve. I recently got caught up in a circle, but...
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Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
Guest Post by Mark Miller Sometimes, the effort required to achieve a desired outcome is just not worth it. Recently I’ve been thinking and writing about why some ideas are widely embraced, and others...
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Jeff Bezos: How to Avoid Day 2
Each year, Jeff Bezos, Amazon CEO, writes a shareholder letter, and it gains a lot of attention and interest. While much has been written about his decision-making approach, his insights on...
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