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$25,000 For Your IdeaGet named a Modern Marvel of 2006 and a big fat grant for 25-Grand to boot! http://www.historychannel.com/invent/index.jsp?page=homeFrom the official site…(https://www.inventnow.org/InventNow/do/homepage) Presented by The History Channel and Invent Now, Inc., a division of the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation, the Modern Marvels Invent Now Challenge is an extraordinary opportunity for independent inventors […]

Interesting Stat:Under The RADAR And Untapped I’m a big fan of the MMORP game (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing) called World of Warcraft. I like just about everything in the game — endless selections of stories/quests, interesting characters to develop, and absolutely gorgeous images and landscapes to experience. For the most part, people seem to […]

Building a DailyHabit of InnovationI conducted an interview with Jim Canterucci, author of Personal Brilliance. The interview appeared in yesterday’s FORTUNE Magazine Business Innovation blog. I asked Jim to reveal some insight into building a daily habit of innovation. Canterucci shares specifics on some simple (and not-so simple) daily steps everyone can take to ensure […]

Libraries Speak Volumes of ValuePut your tax (money) where your mouth is.Where I live in Ohio, we’ll be voting on a levy to increase funding to public libraries — I’ll be voting in favor of it. I hope if there’s an opportunity to cast a vote for spending a few more dollars in support YOUR […]

WOMM:Word of Monster MarketingGood analogy from my new buddy, Ron, over at the Buzzoodle.com blog. Ron spotted a great commonality between costumed kids trick-or-treating at the “good houses” and consumers doing business with the “good companies.”Buzzoodle says: Porch light out:They don’t care about me. One Tootsie Roll:They are doing the minimum to get by. Take […]

A ‘Snow Globe’ of IdeasA new blog to shake things up and see bright ideas swirl around inside.I received a recent request to link from the folks promoting Fortune Magazine’s Innovation Forum in New York from November 30th – December 1. They created a blog to spotlight big thinkers and their ideas: http://www.businessinnovation2005.com/. Folks like […]