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Encouraged by the Bottom 10 percent
"Can" you make it across (click to enlarge) If you’ve been to Hong Kong, have you noticed the flashing man on the WALK signs look uncharacteristically overweight? Occasionally in NYC, you can see WALK...
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Found in Translation: The Right to Be Yourself
Hearing Spanish in my left ear and the English translation in my right ear, the cross talk was confusing. Have you ever had a mismatch between what you’re hearing and what you’re hearing? It was my...
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Are Forever Stamps 4ever? 9 More Predictions
Pick your fortune Got to the post office to mail some gifts just before the holidays and even a futurist like me was surprised by the short line. Then it made sense when a piercing alarm went off from...
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Save the Economy with More Exercise, More Showers, Longer Commutes
Banking Hours? Do you have certain hours of the day when you are most creative? People always say they get ideas while showering, exercising, or commuting. If these are indicators for creativity, I...
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Is the City Mouse a Creative Mouse?
City mouse Have you ever gotten a great new idea through randomly running into someone and having an unexpected conversation? Do you think crowded cities where people bump into each other breed...
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Since crayons don’t come with spell check: INNOVember – Your opportunity to...
out of the fire and into the frying pan We don’t often have the chance to really look at the imaginative artwork created by children. Quickly walking past bulletin boards of preschool artwork, I...
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Robots with Wings? Next Year in Review: 14 Trends for 2013
New camera in my future? The last photo I took with my 5D before the mirror fell off Do you ever have a strange dream and wake up to read about it the next morning in the newspaper. The following...
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Creative Risks: Mistakes That You Can Smell
Do you ever get the feeling that you’re making a mistake? As I write this, I’ve the nauseous feeling something is wrong and this morning I can smell the mistake and it’s coming from the kitchen. Like...
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Can Your Final Thoughts Spark Fresh Inspiration?
Pleasant surprise! Have you ever discovered one last piece of candy in a bag that you thought was empty? Or found a five dollar bill in your jacket pocket left over from last winter? In a way this...
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Inspired by Allergies
Do you ever feel like you are practically the only one facing some real challenges that don’t seem to affect many others? When I think of difficult limits from our environment, the line “it was bye-bye...
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Finding Courage to be Yourself from Looking at Flowers
Tulip Envy? Jogging past the Boathouse, the XM radio app on my iphone lost its satellite signal so without music to escape into, I was forced to start paying attention to my actual environment. Opening...
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Who are the Geniuses in Your Neighborhood? Take a Neighbor to Work day!
Otto KroegerDo you remember the song on Sesame Street “Who are the People in Your Neighborhood?” How much better would it be if we changed the words to “Who are the Geniuses in Your Neighborhood?” My...
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Growing Your Creativity
Standing outFarmers can’t depend on weather but they can control what types of fruit and vegetables they plant. By knowing their soil and plant hardiness zones, they sow the types of seeds most likely...
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Do You Know Where You’re Going To?
The Last MileSlightly ruffled the female sounding voice said: “YOU FINAL DESTINATION IS NOT ON A DIGITIZED MAP” – as if asked, how do you get to Santa’s house? Then, with a second thought, the GPS...
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When Every Problem Looks like a Camel
When every problem looks like a hammer. Has this happened to you? Half asleep, starting breakfast and opening the kitchen cabinet, the door fell off its hinges and narrowly missed my bare toes. Bits of...
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STEAM In Action: It’s More Than A Show
Electricians designing the stage lightingI’d like to share with you something that few people get to see. I had the chance to visit a… don’t stop reading when I say the words… opera company preparing...
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Birthday Call: Your Reason to Connect
Otto CallingAre you curious when you receive birthday messages from people who you hardly know? Social media seems to broadcast our special day from the highest mountain for all to hear. In contrast,...
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2 Minutes or 2 years? Creativity on Demand!
Creative Block During the next two minutes, how many alternative uses can you think of for an ordinary brick? Aiming to access our creativity, this harmful question has been asked for years. Don’t...
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What’s in Your Lost Parts Drawer?
Whatever the weather, every morning while driving past the corner bank, I see an armed guard in the parking lot. The security he provides stands as a quaint relic from the days before cybercrime. Then...
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Back To Basics
will never boil Years ago when I asked my grandmother for her chicken soup recipe, she thought back and told me her first step was to remove all of the feathers. So each winter the first thing I do...
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