Posted on January 30, 2010 by imaginibbles
Wow, it’s cold these days. The West is covered in rain, the middle of the country has cold wind rushing through and the East has snow. Oh the fun. If you are stuck inside all day with kids, like I am, then you know what I mean when I say that it feels like an [...]
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Posted on January 29, 2010 by imaginibbles
May people have asked me to explain the building block LOSE. Before I go into some ideas let me back up and talk about what LOSE is really about. This is from the HOW & WHY page… Lose: get lost mentally and physically, lose track of thoughts, go out of comfort zone for new experiences [...]
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Posted on January 27, 2010 by imaginibbles
“Play is not only our creative drive; it’s a fundamental mode of learning”- David Eikind, Comtemporary American phsychologist. “Play energizes us and enlivens us. It eases our burdens. It renews our natural sense of optimism and opens us up to new possibilities.”- Stuart Brown, M.D. Contemporary American psychiatrist, Founder of National Institute for Play Play, [...]
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Posted on January 25, 2010 by imaginibbles
Innovation really does come in all forms. We laugh, we make fun of and yet secretly we wish we came up with it! I was recently having lunch with some friends, one of which was bragging about his “man purse” or “satchel” as he tried to convince me. Then, the very next morning I found [...]
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Posted on January 22, 2010 by imaginibbles
Truly innovative thinking often occurs at the intersection of the seemingly unrelated. Either by accident or by revelation, a product is born. In our day to day lives, we get stuck looking at the same information through the same lens. Sometimes, in order to get to the innovative we need to throw in some random [...]
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Posted on January 20, 2010 by imaginibbles
Before a movie ever hits the big screen it is turned into something called “storyboards.” A storyboard is an easy way to visually depict shot by shot how a movie or commercial will flow. When you look at it you can see the connection from one frame to the next. If you look at the [...]
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Posted on January 12, 2010 by imaginibbles
Here is to a magnificent 2010. As I rang in the New Year it occurred to me that a lot of us would rather forget 2009. It was a tough year for many. 2010 brings the promise of more ease and happiness and hopefully less sacrifice and trade-offs.With 2009 behind us it’s time to attract [...]
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