Ideas

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The Best Sites To Raise Money And Get Your Ideas Off The Ground

12:00AM February 8, 2012 | Alan Henry

If you have a brilliant new idea for an mobile app, a handy gadget, a smartphone case that does something cool, an album you want to produce or even a comic book you want to publish, it’s never been easier to get your idea in front of a lot of people and raise money to make it a reality. There are dozens of free and cheap sites designed to boost new ideas, but not all of them are best for your idea. Here’s how to pick the best one for you. More »


Work

Design Your Schedule So Your Creative Duties Are When You’re Tired

2:00AM January 19, 2012 | Thorin Klosowski

Ever wonder why that brilliant idea always comes right before you fall asleep or when you’re standing half awake in the shower? According to a recent study in the journal Thinking & Reasoning it’s because you’re more creative when you’re feeling groggy. More »


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Why We Reject Creative Ideas

2:30AM September 8, 2011 | Adam Pash

Everyone considers creativity to be a valuable asset, but as research news site ScienceDaily points out, that doesn’t stop most of us from rejecting creative ideas. Why? More »


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Concentrate, Then Stop Thinking To Generate More Creative Insights

9:00AM August 12, 2011 | Melanie Pinola

When we experience an “aha!” moment, our brains experience very high gamma activity as new neural networks are formed. Psychology Today writer Dan Goleman offers some advice on triggering creative ideas. More »


Work

What Do You Do When Your Boss Steals Your Ideas?

2:30AM August 10, 2011 | Melanie Pinola

When coworkers steal your ideas, that’s one thing. It’s a more difficult situation when your boss takes credit for your ideas. Business magazine Fortune suggests a couple of ways to handle this tricky circumstance. More »


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‘It Takes As Much Energy To Wish As It Does To Plan’

8:00AM July 29, 2011 | Adam Dachis

This quote, from former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, is a good reminder that you can sit on your butt and think about doing something or you can actually use that time to plan on doing it. Having hopes and dreams is great, but having plans to achieve them is better. More »


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Use Misfit Ideas To Create New Solutions

8:00AM July 24, 2011 | Thorin Klosowski

Breaking conventions is often risky in business, but instead of throwing away ideas that don’t solve the intended problem, Harvard Business Review’s H. James Wilson recommends trying to apply them elsewhere. More »


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Does Solitude Boost Your Creative Productivity?

8:00AM July 9, 2011 | Adam Dachis

Everyone has their own strategies for working creatively, but is solitude one of them? Leo Babauta, writing for creativity and ideas blog The 99 Percent, suggests that collaboration is great but creation needs to happen alone. More »


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"Ideas Cause Ideas"

8:00AM July 1, 2011 | Adam Dachis

“Ideas cause ideas and help evolve new ideas. They interact with each other and with other mental forces in the same brain, in neighbouring brains, and thanks to global communication, in far distant, foreign brains.” ~ Roger Sperry More »


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Curiosity Is Your Most Valuable Skill

8:30AM June 10, 2011 | Adam Dachis

“Our number-one value isn’t in any of the skills we have. It’s that we’re essentially curious.” ~ Jim Coudal More »