Creative Engine

Beam Me Up, Scotty, I Have Captured The 3D Printer

By Terry Anstine ⋅ June 4, 2013 ⋅ 8 comments

Would you believe that a new technology is bringing us closer to the “replicator” featured on Star Trek? When our brave crewmembers pressed a few buttons on their control panel, […]

Stop Screwing Around with Boring Online Writing: Become the Iron Man of Online Writers

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ March 16, 2013 ⋅ 14 comments

Eye tracking studies show readers close the window in as little as 1/20th of a second. Do you have any idea how fast that zips by, 1/20th of a second? […]

6 Lessons from Life of Pi for Greater Self-Awareness and Professional Success

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ February 7, 2013 ⋅ 4 comments

Here’s a free pass to play hooky from your work mid-afternoon, and go to a movie instead of chugging down your list of 200 contacts. You will have better insight if […]

Why Your Best Personal Branding Strategy Demands That You Publish

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ March 20, 2012 ⋅ 16 comments

When someone wants to see what you’re about professionally, they will look online. You had better be published there. (I’m not referring to LinkedIn solely, but to work-related publishing.) If you […]

Take 9 Minutes To Understand The Record-Breaking Spread Of Pinterest

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ March 13, 2012 ⋅ 11 comments

Two hipsters walk into a bar, and one asks the other if she’d like a drink. Not a joke; it happened in 1992 on my first date with the guy […]

11 Ways to Fuel Your Creativity And Impress The CEO

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ February 9, 2012 ⋅ 13 comments

Creativity comes from the same motherlode as passion. You need creativity to constantly reinvent yourself in your work to “fit the future.” (My friend John could share a story about […]

Believing In Yourself: How a 70-Year-Old Woman Came to Conquer The Retail World

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ January 5, 2012 ⋅ 23 comments

I draw huge inspiration from Jennifer Hudson’s weight loss. But my guy friend didn’t recognize her story. Instead, he said Charles Barkley was an inspiration for losing weight. So I […]

Who Is a Blogger’s BFF? And Other Nominees For The Biggies

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ December 22, 2011 ⋅ 6 comments

At this time of year, a blogger takes one of two directions — dashing off a funny post capturing the mood of an awards ceremony, or heading to St. Thomas, […]

39 Cases of Intelligent Game-Based Design For Newbies, Old Duffers and Your Precious Customers

By Diane Dolinsky-Pickar ⋅ December 16, 2011 ⋅ 8 comments

Step-by-step, Charlie Kim, CEO of Next Jump, observed an uptake in exercising among his staff, but each level of progress did not fully sate him. Charlie would not give up […]

Write a Story For a Child, Challenge Your Mind, and Get Your Creative Engine Working

By Will Bachman ⋅ December 5, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

We’re getting a jump on the holidays with our guest blogger, Will Bachman, so you can have the lead time you need to get your creative engine working. Is there […]