Right now, I'm over in Europe in a somewhat unique situation where I'm moving apartments every couple weeks. Last week, I had to make my first move - all the way across the city of Biel with several suitcases and...
Topics: Everyday Innovation, Fun Creativity

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I just came across the above image online and it made me think: Why don't our failures define us? There's a tendency in our culture to only talk about our successes and the things we do right. So when we...

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Hi getFreshMinds readers, I know I dropped off the radar quite a while this summer, and I had a very good reason for doing so. I had planned to jump back into blogging at the end of summer with a...

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Recently, I was asked to review Problem Solving 101, a book by management consultant Ken Watabee that was written for children--but became the bestselling business book in Japan that year. The thing I really like about this book is how...
Topics: Books

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It's no secret that finding a job right now is tough. And when times get tough, the tough get creative! Right? Today I ran across the results of a survey from CareerBuilder that says 20% of hiring managers are seeing...
Topics: Not So Fresh Ideas

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