The latest assertions on how we can bend workplace culture toward greater creativity and innovation.
MIT has a great resource including free videos of presentations made at MIT by an impressive line-up of speakers. Jack Welch, Jeffrey Bezos and Carly Florina just to name a few. I've known about this for a while and yet I've only watched one presentation video. If...
In his popular '06 TED talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes an inspiring, and entertaining, argument that we are educating the creativity out of our children. It's not hard to see how corporations are on creativity killing sprees as well. Here are the top 10 signs you're...
I was working on a post for last week, but wanted it to be spend more time on it. (faulty 'perfectionistic' thinking on my part) I'll post it Friday. To make up for it, here's an article I found on optimizing your book reading experience: How to Get the Most Out of...
Personal branding can be tricky. It's difficult to see yourself objectively. It can be hard to judge yourself fairly without overestimating or underestimating your talent or ability. You've probably seen self-proclaimed 'gurus' who seem laughable, while more...
It's been just over a month since I've done SnapThoughts, so here's a few more: I wish I could have gotten a better picture of this, but we were traveling 70 mph. In the dead tree there is a sign that reads "Skydiving Lessons ###-####". I don't know about you, but...
One of our children broke an arm two weeks ago (hence the missing post that Friday). As people found out about it, I heard many stories about how they or their children had similar experiences. After having these stories shared with me, I felt a sense of fraternity...
A few weeks ago, I was doing research on eHarmony commercials. I thought I'd show you what we did with that research. These were some fun TV ads we created for a Tulsa area business. It really fits their brand, since they're known for matching people with just the...
I've loved, I've laughed and cried I've had my fill, my share of losing And now, as tears subside, I find it all so amusing To think I did all that And may I say, not in a shy way, "Oh, no, oh, no, not me, I did it my way" - Frank Sinatra, My Way As popular as it is,...
Great article by Guy Kawasaki explaining Lois Kelley's Nine Best Story Lines for Marketing. I would probably add one more story line... Leaving Ruin. These are stories of the pheonix rising from the ashes. How a person, group or organization survived certain peril....
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