by Julie Austin | Sep 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
Invention ideas can come from a variety of places. Sometimes inventions are forced by sheer necessity, and sometimes they happen purely by accident. Door-to-door salesman Edwin Cox became an accidental inventor after coming up with an innovative sales technique...
by Julie Austin | Jul 28, 2015 | Inventing
Abraham Lincoln is best known for the Gettysburg Address and for abolishing slavery, but did you know he is also the only President to be an inventor and patent holder? In 1849 he filed a patent for a device that would help lift riverboats over sandbars, and two...
by Julie Austin | Jul 18, 2015 | Creativity, Uncategorized
Updated July 18, 2025 Creativity and Problem Solving Through Low-Tech Magic Ready to turbocharge your creative superpowers without another gadget? Believe it or not, the secret sauce to top‑tier problem solving isn’t in the latest app—it’s in good old pen, paper, and...
by Julie Austin | Jun 13, 2015 | Creativity
Aging, in general, gets a bad rap. Though it’s true that as you age your body slowly goes through changes and all vital organs begin to lose some of their function. A seventy year old may not be able to compete physically with a twenty year old in a marathon,...
by Julie Austin | Dec 9, 2014 | Innovation, Uncategorized
The story of Ebenezer Scrooge and the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley has withstood the test of time since 1843. The classic novella written by Charles Dickens, cuts to the heart of even the most jaded, and brings a ray of hope that the Christmas...