Archive for the ‘Entrepreneurial’ Category
Saturday, August 28th, 2010
Briefly noted:
Inc. Magazine's July/August issue features a blueprint for revitalizing the American economy "Bring on the Entrepreneurs". Essentially the plan would have thousands of new companies and millions of new jobs created.
Editor Jane Berenston organized a response to an op-ed column by Thomas L. Friedman in The New York Times ...
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Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Off to London today to run an idea generation session with a start-up. Yes! I'm as jazzed as Charlie Parker on a double expresso.
My mind if filled with excitement and my heart is filled with Hope.
It occurs to me that those intrepid folks who start new ventures, large and small, ...
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Thursday, July 15th, 2010
If you are a creativity and innovation freak, you probably have already seen the excellent Newsweek article titled "The Creativity Crisis." It's rapidly becoming one of the most shared FaceBook links I've seen.
If you haven't read it, by all means do, it's the best piece I've seen in recent years ...
Posted in Creative Problem Solving (CPS), Creativity and Self-Expression, Entrepreneurial, Innovation, Politics & Government, Trends, Futurism, and Research | 5 Comments »
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
I was in London for a meeting last week and due to my "on time" compulsion, arrived quite early. I was killing time window shopping, and I spotted a cool looking linen walking hat on display at a men's store. On impulse, I went in and bought it. I had ...
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Monday, June 28th, 2010
When I'm traveling one of my rituals is to drop by an airport bookstore and pick up something entirely new. I do a quick survey of what's hot, and poke around for some hidden gems.
It's often quite difficult to pick out a book; there's just too much to choose from. ...
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Monday, June 14th, 2010
The big news coming from the World Cup play this weekend was the "howler" score allowed by the English goalie.
By all accounts the British team fairly dominated the US team. The USA allowed a goal very early and it appeared as though they might get steamrolled. However, they hung tough, ...
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Wednesday, May 26th, 2010
I grew up drinking beer. I always took nips from my Dad's quart bottle when he wasn't looking. Taste develops that way.
Wine entered my life in high school. Boone's Farm Apple Wine I am sad to report (nice label). I thought I was moving up in the world when I started ...
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