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Primitive Creativity and Innovation
Creativity and innovation cover such a wide spectrum, it's hard to say when it all actually started. Since the beginning of mankind we have had a propensity to come up with new ideas, and constantly improve on existing ideas. The need to create is built into our DNA....
Could There Finally be Diversity for Women in the C-Suite?
We've been hearing forever that there need be more women in the C-Suite. Tiny baby steps have gradually been pushing this into becoming a reality. But maybe it will finally happen... in 2030. I know, that sounds like a very long time to wait for women who have only...
Inventor Spotlight – Garrett Morgan
Garrett Morgan proves that you don't have to be a scientist or an engineer to be an inventor. You also don't have to have a college degree. But there is one trait you must have if you want to be an inventor, and that's curiosity. Garrett Morgan was the son of...
Innovative Experiential Learning
Entrepreneurs who bootstrap businesses will tell you that the best way to learn is by actually getting your hands dirty and learning by doing, or experiential learning. I've been doing this for over 20 years as a serial entrepreneur. As long as I had a passion for a...
Bra Inventor and Art Patron Caresse Crosby
Caresse Crosby lived the life of an upper class debutante in New York and Connecticut growing up. One night while she was dressing to go out to another ball, she put on her customary whalebone corset under her evening gown. Disappointed in the way it made her dress...
3 Reasons People Resist Change and How to Fix it
Change is something that's going to happen whether you want it to or not. As a business owner, if you wait for change to happen, your competition is going to eat your dust. Getting stuck in the same old tired ideas that aren't working anymore is a formula for failure....
The Future of Newspapers
The thing about innovation is that people are inherently resistant to change. That's never been truer than in the newspaper industry. And, I mean, who could blame them? For decades newspapers were raking in such enormous profits it was literally like printing money....
Innovative Balloon Technology
Winnie the Pooh said "Nobody can be uncheered with a balloon". And many of Pooh's adventures involved balloons. Simple latex party balloons, which haven't really changed that much over the years. But there is more to balloons and balloon technology if you include...
Can Creativity Be Automated?
The topic of artificial intelligence taking over the world has been something fiction writers have been talking about for years. But should we be worried about robots taking over our jobs? I mean, they are already capable of cleaning our floors, like the Roomba, and...