It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That ZING!The HOW magazine website features Sam Harrison’s five step process for finding inspiration when you need it. The five steps are from his book (along with many other tips and examples) “Zing! Five Steps and 101 tips for for creativity on command.”You’ll find 24 more […]

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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 […]