When a game changing event or product threatens the well-being your company or industry, sometimes the best thing you can do when you feel like you’re losing control is to “turn into the skid.” Early on in your auto driving experience, you were told that if you ever start to lose control of your vehicle […]
Brand new website I learned about via www.springwise.com this week. It’s the latest crowdsourced business incubator. Quirky.com allows anyone to submit product ideas, plans, etc. for $99. The community then decides which submissions to develop, and the top votes result in a new product released WEEKLY. It’s certainly a bit bold to announce you’ll be […]
Did you know the first patent for glue was issued in England for an adhesive made from fish, or that the first television remote was patented by Zenith in 1950 and was called the “Lazy Bones?” If not, you are sorely in need of a visit to About.com’s alphabetical list of famous inventions!
On the surface he’s talking about comics, but he’s really talking about understanding innovation. Learn from Everyone Follow No One Watch for Patterns Work like Hell Sounds like a plan.
My book “100-WHATS of CREATIVITY: One Hundred What-If Questions to Spark Your Creativity, Unmuck Your Mind, and Break Through Your Mental Blocks” is now available through Amazon.com! For a limited time, you can buy it through my on-demand storefront and save 30% off the cover price of $12.95. Just visit the link below and use […]
I’m finally ready to launch a newly revised and updated paperback edition of ‘100-Whats of Creativity’ and would appreciate your feedback on the concept, content, and cost. I’ve recently discovered the on-demand publishing site CreateSpace.com and plan to use it as the publishing vehicle, which will make the book available for the first time ever […]
Time has announced their 50 favorite inventions of 2008. I must say I definitely have a few favorites among them, but there are few that came in out of left field. Click here for the article. They also published a list of 50 favorite websites of the year.