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4 Trends for Mission-Driven Brands in 2018
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4 Trends for Mission-Driven Brands in 2018

In my last post, we discussed how the current environment is ripe for mission-driven brands to make major gains in income, influence, and impact this year. If you have or want to have a mission-driven brand, here are four trends for you to pay attention to. 1. Mission-driven brands can reverse cynicism. Perhaps it’s no…

“Good Stress” Increases Creativity in the Workplace (Creativity at Work Tip video)
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“Good Stress” Increases Creativity in the Workplace (Creativity at Work Tip video)

It doesn’t matter how mindful you try to be at work, you’re going to get stressed. It’s inevitable. Not all stress is equal. There are dis-stressors that can paralyze your creativity at work, and there are eu-stressors that can catalyze your creativity at work. The following findings will interest you if you work on a team…

How to Lead Your Team Successfully – Without Compromising Your Brand
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How to Lead Your Team Successfully – Without Compromising Your Brand

As an entrepreneur, how to motivate teams especially as a small business has always been a topic worth exploring. With technological advances and societal changes plus the fact that 46% of the workforce will be Millennials by 2020 & 50% of the workforce will be freelancers by 2020, understanding how to motivate your team members…

Does Productivity Leave Enough Time for Creative Thinking?
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Does Productivity Leave Enough Time for Creative Thinking?

Thinking as an entrepreneur or creative, we continually want to advance our best work. But there may be a danger in becoming so attached to productivity that we miss a core part of the creative process. Where is the balance between getting stuff done and dreaming stuff up?

Do You Know the Signs of Impending Burnout?
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Do You Know the Signs of Impending Burnout?

  Burnout hits nearly every entrepreneur and creative at some point. If this feels like you, it may be time to declutter your attention. Recognize this? Your neck and shoulders ache. Your temper is irrationally short. You are more reactive than creative. You worry more than wonder. Your internal eyesight is myopic. There is no…

A Ripe Time for Introverted Creatives & Entrepreneurs
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A Ripe Time for Introverted Creatives & Entrepreneurs

There’s never been a better time for you to share your message and creative brilliance with the world. Imagine if Jonas Salk discovered the polio vaccine, but cowered at the prospect of receiving publicity or criticism or of appearing vain by drawing attention to himself so he decided to keep the discovery to himself, that would be…

Tapping into Creative Collaboration
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Tapping into Creative Collaboration

Collaboration, it turns out, is essential for creative productivity and innovation. The New York socialite Mabel Dodge knew something about putting talented, engaging people from different backgrounds and creative media in the same room. With the right atmosphere and combination of people, ideas could ignite that might inspire creative action (including even, a few love affairs).

Best Articles in Brand & Innovation for June
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Best Articles in Brand & Innovation for June

Every month Tracking Wonder brings you some of the best articles from across the web that have stopped us in our tracks or given us pause to think and consider perspectives in creativity, brand, and innovation. This month we’ll look at getting in the creative zone, the importance of company culture, and the psychology behind…