Monday, December 17, 2007

How creative thinkers tinker

Did you know that developing your ability to think creatively is simply utilizing the priceless gifts you've been given: a fertile mind, a colourful imagination, and an endless array of newspapers and magazines!

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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Elements of Change

The key to achieving more than you currently are, no matter which area of your life or work you are focusing in on now, is change. The old saying rings true: If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you’ve already got. If you keep eating and exercising the way you currently are, you will weigh the same a year from now. If you continue to sell to the same people on the same schedule, you will make the same amount of money next year. In order to move forward, we must change.

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The blogosphere and customer-focused innovation

What do the blogosphere and customer-focused innovation have to do with each other? More than you think, according to Patricia Seybold, author of Outside Innovation: How Your Customers Will Co-Design Your Company’s Future. Thanks to blogs, more people are communicating publicly than ever before in the history of the world. This trend is reshaping how we communicate with one another and how we share ideas and experiences. Because of its growing importance as a communications medium, Seybold says it would be a mistake to ignore it as part of your innovation efforts.

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