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Media Continues Self Destruction

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The US media aren’t trusted by Americans, and the self destruction continued this weekend with the incessant drumbeat of impending doom ahead of so-called Hurricane Irene. As Kendall Allen tells us in her piece Fools In Raincoats,

Creativity 2011 – Week #35

Idea A Day – You never know what idea will pop up here. For instance, encourage more men to visit the dentist by opening topless clinics.

Creativity Brain Games –  Games, questions, and challenges to improve creative thinking.

20 Points – A 20-point checklist developed by Wen Winger to help you solve problems.

Creativity 2011 – Week #34

9 Ways To Keep Innovation Alive In Your Organization - When your company has an existing, proven method of conducting business, it can be a struggle to keep innovation alive.

How Good Stress Breeds Creativity – Those of us in the trenches know a little “good stress” can actually help boost creativity and innovation.

Top 10 Posts To Improve Your Writing

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Top 10 Story Starter Tips For Blocked Bloggers - Are you blogged out? Got writer’s block big time? Never fear, your doctor of creativity is here. I have some big time block busters.

Creativity 2011 – Week #33

Reaching Your Superconscious With Help From Da Vinci – Da Vinci used a technique called streamwriting for harnessing his superconscious, and for examining his own thoughts from a different perspective.

You Have Amazing Powers Of Creativity  - The human brain’s ability to create all-new images is amazing, and this creative power is a normal part of every human brain.

QR Code Naysayers

Are QR codes worthwhile? There are a lot of naysayers out there trashing their use. If you are reading a newspaper and a QR code pops up, are you really going to take the time to scan the code to see where it takes you?  Well, the data would suggest a lot of consumers are doing just that. A new study indicates that 14 million US adults scanned a code in June 2011. According to Mashable,

Creativity Boost #1 – Mindtrip

Creativity is one of the key topics we discuss here at THINKing. So, we decided to develop a series of posts that focuses on ways to boost your creativity. Today’s boost: the mindtrip.

Bad Marketer, Naughty Marketer

I’ve been in marketing communications since shortly after the earth cooled and I have seen a lot of poorly conceived advertising and marketing programs. But in today’s unstable market, I’m seeing some unstable marketing, too.

Creativity 2011 – Week #32

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A 12-Step Guide To Fostering Your Creativity – How to be creative on demand.

How To Deliver Innovation Overnight –  Have a Fed-Ex Day – a one-day burst of autonomy that allows you to work on anything you want (as long as it’s not part of your regular job) — and provided you show what you’ve created to colleagues 24 hours later.

All Branding, All The Time

We write a lot here about brands and branding, so I thought I’d pull together a compendium of some of our better pieces on the subject to make it easier for you to find.