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Star Wars Girl Taps Female Geek Chic Market

How many Star Wars fans out there in a galaxy far far away are female? Probably more than you think. According to Ashley Eckstein (above), the voice behind Ahsoka Tano on the hit animated series Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, ...READ»

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CSR Corporate Leadership Meeting 2010: What They Said

"What struck me most today was Geoffrey Canada's and others' emphasis on the importance of data," observed Matthew Bishop, U.S. Business Editor of The Economist, and author, Philanthrocapitalism, in reference to today's tenth annual ...READ»

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To Achieve Success, First Know Your Nature

I advise a "startup" in India called Jiva Institute, which is devoted to preserving the principles of the Vedas in modern life. Its three main branches include Ayurvedic Medicine, preservation of Sanskrit manuscripts, and education ...READ»

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How Spin Master Mixes Tech and Toys—And Keeps Mattel Looking Over Its Shoulder

How Spin Master Toys created the hit Liv dolls, a thoroughly modern marriage of tech, storytelling, and 21st-century marketing that has industry giant Mattel looking over its shoulder.READ»

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Facebook and Twitter Offer Businesses Opportunities and Challenges

Facebook and Twitter offer businesses both opportunities and challenges around the world: About 60% of users are outside the United States.READ»

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Lawrence Weiner: Art Is of the Moment, Design Is of the Moment

A short film Debbie Millman and filmmaker Hillman Curtis created with conceptual artist Lawrence Weiner.READ»

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Fudgetown: The Not-So-Sweet Side of Infinite Brand Attachment

Ruminations on an endless love for Keebler cookies...and why it doesn't guarantee satisfaction forever.READ»

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Cheese: The Economics of Entertaining

Debbie Millman's essay about financial independence and appetizer platters, designed by Rodrigo Corral.READ»

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Shopdropping at Wal-Mart: A Retail Experiment

Debbie Millman takes products of her own design to a Wal-Mart Supercenter to see how they hold up to the competition.READ»

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Introducing Guest Blogger Debbie Millman: Design Matters

As host of the radio show Design Matters, Debbie Millman has introduced over one hundred of the world's greatest designers, illustrators, authors and thinkers as her guests. So let me be the first to tell you how daunting it is to introduce Debbie herself.READ»

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Yellow: An Illustrated Essay on Branding and Desire

A story about beauty, materialism and obsession, as told through 12 canvases painted by Debbie Millman.READ»

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ToyBots Unveils a Goofy Vision of Internet-Connected Children's Toys

Toybots not only connect with the Internet, they feature 3G, GPS, and accelerometer capabilities too. They're a little creepy, but totally cool at the same time.READ»

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Chapter Seven: From Ecology to Economy

Big Business and the Disconnect from ValueREAD»

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The Safety Issues with Children’s Toys

Of all the things in this world that you would think should be safe for your children, you would think toys would be.READ»

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Fast Company Recommended Events: December-January 2008

Coming in December and January: a "chip tunes" fest in New York, the World Economic Forum, and National Pie Day.READ»

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Leadership Lessons from... Classic Toys

Associated Press staffer Mae Anderson wrote a very interesting article for TIME about the value of old-school toys in these tough economic days. In Hard Times, Nostalgic Toys Strike a Chord By AP / MAE ANDERSON (NEW YORK) — ...READ»

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Top 3 advantages of working with a small publishing company versus a large one.

Attention. Attention. Attention. Just kidding. Sort of. I’ll explain. When I was acting years ago, I started off working commercially with a boutique agency. I LOVED my agent, Robin Levy, and her staff, Leigh and TJ. It ...READ»

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A Beginner's Mind

In his classic 1962 book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn argued that the people who achieve "fundamental inventions of a new paradigm have either been very young or very new to the field whose paradigm they ...READ»

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The Evolution of Dungeons and Dragons

This weekend was the launch of the fourth edition of the great geek pasttime of Dungeons and Dragons. Having played a preview adventure last month, it is interesting to see how Wizards of the Coast, the Hasbro subsidiary that ...READ»

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New "pong" game branding system for Hasbro

CUPONK new toy branding system for HasbroREAD»

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The Brand Called Obama

Win or lose, Barack Obama's rise changes business as usual for everyone. Here's why.READ»

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Innovation For Beginners

In his classic 1962 book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn argued that the people who achieve “fundamental inventions of a new paradigm have either been very young or very new to the field whose paradigm they ...READ»

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Innovation For Beginners

In his classic 1962 book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn argued that the people who achieve “fundamental inventions of a new paradigm have either been very young or very new to the field whose paradigm they ...READ»