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Read This Article if You Are Smart
Despite popular myth there really is intelligent life on this planet and some actually, no seriously it really does in the human species. I know this comes as a big surprise, judging by the average person you meet, but their really are some genuinely intelligent people in the world; you just have to know where to look?We all know of the brilliant scientists and researchers we hear about every day, as the make leaps forward in medicine, technology and astronomy, but there are some very smart common people too out there.Read more…Do You Have to be a Bad Guy in Order to Win?
Do you have to be a bad guy in order to win?Have you looked at the news lately and felt disgusted? The headlines of today’s news confirm what we all feel and know in our gut.Read more…The Truth About Truth
Truth is as liquid as the oceans that surround us.It was once true that the world was flat, until Columbus discovered his own truth and left us an opportunity to experience his truth.It was once true that man could not fly, until the Wright Brothers showed us their truth and it became ours.Read more…How Do You Use Your Whole Brain?
Want to increase your creativity by 15%…Take your shoes off....Imagine for a moment, top executives with a major fortune 500 company huddled around a board room table brainstorming new ideas for products and services. Now picture them with their shoes off and wearing comfortable white tube socks.Read more…Clothes Woes
Shopping for new clothes is not my favorite pastime. But shopping is a way of life for my wife. She shops every day, looking for bargains, buying from one store and taking something back to another.Read more…Creativity Management and Innovation Management Competencies
Creativity and Innovation are often used interchangeably, yet they are (and should be) separate and distinct.Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whereas innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation.From the above, it is clear that at least six competencies are required (including one holistic).Read more…The Myth of the Happy Church-Growth Pastor
Once upon a time there was a young man who felt called to become a Pastor. He went to a Christian college where they taught him many wonderful things...how to love people and teach the Bible and win people to Jesus.Read more…Implement Your Idea Today Lest Someone Else Does
I’ve had some great ideas in the past, as a matter of fact I had some really huge ideas – only problem was in the past I didn’t make things happen, others unfortunately, did it for me.Years ago when I was studying freelance photography and travel writing, I made a list of all the great interviews I was going to do – one of which was with the airport sniffer dogs, the gorgeous and unassuming Beagles. I’d set up the interview and then, for a reason I can’t remember, never got around to it.Read more…Innovation: Thinking Outside The Box
When innovators talk about thinking outside the box, they mean coming up with creative ways to solve problems - new ways to look at things. How do they do it? How can you do it too?Read more…Be Interactive, Not Reactive or Proactive
Run, run, run. React to this, react to that. How can you be effective when you are continuously being pulled into situations?Read more…Trusting Your Gut: How to Lead Using Your Instincts
We were all born with natural instinct. We cried when we were hungry - not because we were taught to, but because it was our instinctive response to our physical need. Emotion calls on instinct too.Read more…The Subtle Secret Of Transformation
Great men and women succeed moment by moment, step by step, lifted up by one small victory after another, until they reach a lofty and impressive pinnacle of success and influence.Similarly, a group or cause can move from obscurity to great renown through making consistent small wins.Small wins may not inspire much attention, but through methodical persistence something large and awesome is created.Read more…How An Idea Can Lift You
What determines your destiny? What predisposes your choices?It is your intention.Read more…A New Pair of Shoes
Do the NewAn old pair of shoesDo you have a really comfortable pair of shoes? They may be slippers or tennis shoes. It doesn’t matter what kind of shoes, just so comfortable that you can slip into them like an old habit.Read more…Creativity Management and Good Ideas
Some ideas occur in the office and others occur away from the office.If you think of creativity as problem identification and idea generation, then it follows that problem identification and some of the more straightforward ideas will be generated in an office environment.An office environment is also helpful in that, with goals, targets, people management and so on, it forces output, which produces better results than a “do your best” approach.Read more…Create An Idea Journal
When I first heard Jim Rohn talk about the importance of keeping an idea journal I was immediately captivated. So what is it you ask?...In its simplest form an idea journal is accomplished when we take the time to commit our ideas to paper.Read more…Do You Need A Business Plan If Your Idea Is New, Untested, or Unproven?
Who Should Read This Article?Anyone nursing a new (especially untested and unproven) - idea for a business, and/or who is at a loss as to whether or not it will be beneficial to undertake a formal business plan preparation process. The ideas presented in this article are just that - ideas.Read more…Innovation
Innovation, in a business context, is generally thought of as the product or application of creativity. Peter F. Drucker suggests that innovation "is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship.Read more…Can A Simple Idea Change Your Life?
Ideas happen all the time. And when I say an idea, I don’t just mean a mere thought. An idea is more than a mental opinion and it is loftier than a sentiment.Read more…Three Step Problem Solving
How do you like to solve your problems? Do you prefer to use the more creative problem solving techniques, or the systematic ones? You'll get the best of both with the add-subtract-change method.Read more…
Most Recent Articles in Innovation category
- Emotions are learnt paradigms - By: Stacey T Pollock
Have we ever stopped to think about how emotions play a role within our lives? - Reality Is Relative and Kabbalah Uses This Fact - By: Bnei Baruch
Modern science and Kabbalah both agree that the picture of reality depends on the observer’s qualities. However, Kabbalah also works to develop the observer’s qualities in order to reveal a broader picture of reality. - I Dream To Become A Great Man - By: Moises Reconalla
I was born as a poor boy and grew up in the street Without the care, guidance and supervision of my beloved parent. I have been experienced an empty stomach, Almost naked, without permanent shelter and without proper education. As a young man with a deprived and sad experiences of life I started to think of innovation and dream for my future. I dream to become a famous, I dream to become a great man! - Unique Approach to Voting During The Upcoming Election - By: Lynn Wertheimer
Decisions, decisions! Here comes another election. You know it’s getting close when you get the sample ballot in the mail. - How To Solve Problems - By: Steven Gillman
Wouldn't it be great if you could solve problems more easily? You can. Problems you have at home, or problems from science, work, or business - you can use special techniques to help you find solutions to all of them. - Is TRIZ the Magic Bullet Entrepreneurs Have Been Seeking? - By: Geoff Ficke
Can a Structured System Be Taught That Results in Innovative Success?Recently I participated in a meeting to review a new product offering. The presenters were inventors and they had enjoyed a great deal of success as corporate employees working inside a highly structured environment. - Innovation Strategy Models Need Innovative Leadership Guides - By: Bill Thomas
Innovation strategy models usually follow this uninspired recipe - let's encourage employee ideas, throw together a business case,justify the costs and operating budget, dish-up a marketing strategy and production project plan, hope for the best.There are other organizations who believe in innovation strategies which heavily depend on setting up and managing arrangements, special relationships or partnerships with their supplier community. I am not trying to find fault with those methods, however, my argument is with those who are supposed to act as the agents of innovative leadership. - The Introduction of Critical Thinking - By: Ross Lincoln
Critical thinking is a process which takes place in the mind of an individual. It analyzes or evaluates information, which can either be in the form of propositions or statements provided to you as true. But you never easily believe it is true, thus you reflect on it, thoroughly examine the reasons and evidences before you formulate your own judgment about the information. - Key Points in Expanding Your Awareness - By: Charlsie Winston
Your initial awareness comes from the five senses. . . - Using Invention Submission Services - By: Steven Gillman
You see the ads for those invention submission services on television and in magazines. Getting the help you need to market your invention from a company that knows all the ins and outs - it's a great idea, isn't it? Of course, you may have also heard the stories of people who have spent $15,000 and more for these services, and gotten nothing but general advice and form letters sent out to potential buyers.