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If You Can’t Be Wrong, You Can’t Originate – Ken Robinson
If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original. -- Ken Robinson
Meet Faith – The Body Confident, Plus Sized Superhero
If you've ever seen female superheroes, they're typically unnaturally thin with unnatural curves. Well, meet Faith... Faith is a body confident, plus-sized superhero who is turning every comic book stereotype about the female body on its head. Faith will have her own...
Education Must Prepare for Work That Does Not Exist – Peter Drucker
Since we live in an age of innovation, a practical education must prepare a person for work that does not yet exist and cannot yet be clearly defined. -- Peter Drucker
Lieutenant Uhura – Television’s First Black Female Character In a Non-Servant Role
Watching Nichelle Nichols play Neil Winter's dying mother, Lucinda, on The Young & The Restless made me reflect on her storied career. Because before playing a dying mother, Nichols' first acting job on television was innovative. She played communications...
Solve Problem For Yourself First – Ryan Tate
Before you can create a product that solves problems for other people, you must be able to create a product that solves problems for you. -- Ryan Tate, The 20 Percent Doctrine
Roxane Gay: First Black Woman to Write for Marvel
Bestselling author and professor of creative writing, Roxane Gay, is the first Black woman to write for Marvel Comics. She will pen a story in the Black Panther universe. This is a big deal... The narrative around superheroes has centered around white men and white...
Difference Between Creativity & Innovation
Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things. -- Theodore Levitt
The Future Of – Tell the Story from Another Point of View
Calling all authors! Look at this gem! It’s the story of Little Red Riding Hood, but from the perspective of the Big Bad Wolf. The title is Honestly, Red Riding Hoood Was Rotten! The Story of Little Red Riding Hood as Told by the Wolf. It’s written by Trisha Speed...
Nod Pod – How to Sleep Better While Upright
When I first saw this, I laughed. But then as I thought about it, I said to myself: Self, this is innovation. Called the Nod Pod, this device acts as a hammock for your head. I bet that the person who created this product did so because they fell asleep on a...