Sunday, March 23, 2008

Unlocking Cool - By Jeremy Gutsche, TrendHunter.com


From: trendhunter





By methodically approaching innovation, organizations and individuals can generate ideas, stimulate creativity, and ultimately unlock cool. The UNLOCKING COOL presentation is typically delivered as a keynote speach with the slides used as a reference for the discussion.


Link: SlideShare Link


Saturday, March 15, 2008

A Blue Corn Hero History

Blue Corn Comics does a bang up job of a "Brief History of Heroes" in the article Why Write About Heroes? Agree with the ideas in the article or not -- the content and presentation are quality.

nuff said

Monday, February 18, 2008

E.Q. and All Play and No Work
Daniel Golemen is reponsible for several intresting books on the subject of Emotional Intelligence (one's ability to self-regulate the inner world of feelings to be a effective at home & while working.) The Emotional Intelligence & Emotional Competency diagram provides an in depth description of the variety and complexity the rich palette of moods that make life rich.

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Future Jobs: College Grads Need Not Apply


Depending on where you read "the economy" or The Economy" is re-open for job seekers or a workers wasteland getting worse. I see both as true as we grapple with making decisions in a new era of built for speed and the vocational change artist. I appreciate the vivid depiction that Al Fin delivers in a strong tone. It is not pleasant to witness the pain & confusion that many refer to as "The Anxiety Age", though it is even worse to imagine our world without the big dose of possibility that change activates.

Saturday, January 12, 2008

Do You Believe In Magic?

I do or I can say I choose to as in "Those magic moments..." song. The link above from the archives of Fast Company Magazine is a quality think-piece that reminds me of the relationship between creativity and discipline.