by Julie Austin | Mar 16, 2014 | Inventing
Woman Invented Barbie Ruth Handler’s story as a groundbreaking woman inventor and woman innovator has always fascinated me. Sure, most people know her as the genius behind the Barbie doll, but her life was packed with so much more ambition, grit, and real-world...
by Julie Austin | Mar 15, 2014 | Creativity
Every year fifty countries around the world take one week to celebrate world creativity and innovation week. This takes place between April 15th through April 21st in communities and organizations who want to think differently. World creativity and innovation week...
by Julie Austin | Mar 12, 2014 | Inventors
March is Women’s History Month, which makes it the perfect time to talk about the women inventors and women innovators who helped shape the world, even when history didn’t always give them the credit they deserved. One of those women was Marjorie Joyner. She may not...
by Julie Austin | Jan 1, 2014 | Creativity, Innovation, Uncategorized
Today’s markets are so saturated that the only way to differentiate yourself from the crowd is through constant and consistent creativity and innovation. According to a recent Fortune Magazine poll, most CEOs say that innovation is their #1 priority. But the...
by Julie Austin | Dec 24, 2013 | Innovation
Christmas is basically a living laboratory for innovation. Not every innovation is a gadget. Some of the most powerful innovations are ideas—repeatable, shareable concepts that spread because people love them. And Christmas is one of the greatest “idea systems” ever...