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How To Craft A Killer “State Of Your Life” Address

BY Kaihan Krippendorff | 01-25-2012 | 2:03 PM | LEADERSHIP

We all have our own State of the Union address. When we are pitching investors, motivating employees, seeking support from bosses, we are delivering our own personal State of the Union address, and how effective you are at delivering this determines whether you get funding, excite your employees, or get a promotion. Here's how to make yours sing. READ MORE›

Obama Breaks Out Industrial-Strength Imagery To Rebrand His State Of The Union

BY Rob Salkowitz | 01-25-2012 | 1:16 PM | LEADERSHIP

“Winning the Future,” a State of the Union slogan fit for a slick tech company, has given way to “Built to Last.” Like one of Detroit’s hot-selling hybrids that packages Silicon Valley smarts into a body of classic American industrial design, President Obama is counting on a combination of innovation and rebranding to lead a rust-belt resurgence before his administration ends up on the scrap heap.READ MORE›

The State Of The Union Address Is The Ultimate Master Class In Public Speaking

BY Ruth Sherman | 01-25-2012 | 11:49 AM | LEADERSHIP

Rhetorical devices and flourishes play a big role in increasing impact and helping us remember what's been said, and President Obama is a master at using them. Learn advanced--yet simple--speaking techniques likes anaphora, anapest, and chiasmus by breaking down last night's State of the Union address (don't worry, we'll explain). READ MORE›

Can the U.S. Put One Million Electric Vehicles on the Road by 2015?

BY Ariel Schwartz | 01-31-2011 | 6:11 PM | ETHONOMICS

Plug-in electric vehicles, hyped as they may be, haven't yet hit it big. That is in large part because the first two mainstream models--the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf--just started shipping. But given the newness of the industry, is ...READ MORE›

Worry Not, Obama: GE's "Global Innovation Barometer" Puts U.S. on Top

BY David Zax | 01-26-2011 | 9:38 AM | INNOVATION

A survey with 1,000 executives worldwide places the U.S. well ahead of runners-up Germany and Japan. The execs push for individual creativity, small businesses, and local needs.READ MORE›

State of the Union Address Word Cloud Shows Obama Thinking About "People"

BY Kit Eaton | 01-26-2011 | 7:37 AM | INNOVATION

The President is also keen on all things "new." Last night's SOTU speech prompted us to run his words through our text analysis process and dig into the text. What do his words reveal about our "future"? READ MORE›

Osama bin Laden: An Unlikely Ally for Climate Change Eco-Warriors?

BY Kit Eaton | 01-29-2010 | 9:44 AM | INNOVATION

Chalk this one up under the "Whhaaat?!" category: Osama bin Laden has just dropped one of his infamous video tapes on Al Jazeera. And amid the usual rhetoric is an absolute gem--he blames the U.S. for climate change.Let's get one ...READ MORE›