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Escaping Your Inner Mental Prison

"Live as if you were living already for the second time and as if you had acted the first time as wrongly as you are about to act now," the world-renown psychiatrist and author of the classic bestseller, Man's Search for Meaning, ...READ»

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The Meaning and Power of Forgiveness

In light of everything that is going on in our country and the world right now, including the economic crisis that is on center stage, it may be a good time to consider a topic that usually gets ignored when the "blame ...READ»

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Prescription for Getting Through Hard Times

"The sky is falling! The sky is falling!" cried Chicken Little. If you are unfamiliar or don't remember the story of Chicken Little, we invite you to watch one of the versions of this classic tale produced in ...READ»

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Don't Work Against Yourself!

Good intentions are not enough--no matter how well intended they may be.  Paradoxically, if we become fixated or obsessed with our intentions, we may actually work against ourselves, which is a concept (and technique) known as, you ...READ»

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We've always done it this way!

Often innovative approaches are hampered because we are unable or unwilling to see past “the way we always do things around here.” Consider the story of the elephant and the log: When an elephant is very young, one of the ...READ»

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Ideas to Expand Your Portfolio of Products & Services

In the spirit of "Innovating with Meaning" in the New Year, especially during a time when the call for innovation can be heard loud and clear, we offer the following ideas to help you expand your current portfolio of products and ...READ»

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Innovation is a Contact Sport!

Three weeks ago, we introduced our model for viewing innovation from a team and organization perspective.  The model, which we call the "Innovation Field," is described in our bestselling book, The Seeds of Innovation.  The ...READ»

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Meaningful Capitalism: Change You Can Believe In

“The Times They Are A-Changin,” sang Bob Dylan, which is one of his most famous title tracks for it captured the spirit of social and political upheaval that characterized the 1960s. Personally, this was a coming of age period ...READ»

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Innovating with Meaning: More Elements of the "Innovation Field"

Two weeks ago, we introduced our model for viewing innovation from a team and organization perspective. The model, which we call the “Innovation Field,” is described at length in our bestselling book, The Seeds of Innovation. ...READ»

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Innovating with Meaning: Elements of the "Innovation Field" (Continued)

Last week, we introduced our model for viewing innovation from a team and organization perspective. The model, named the “Innovation Field,” is described in our bestselling book, The Seeds of Innovation. The Innovation Field ...READ»

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