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How do you evolve while still staying true to your core values?
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How do you evolve while still staying true to your core values?

As business artists, we are blessed and cursed with a generative mind – the ability to come up with lots of ideas. But this comes with a specific problem: which idea is the right one for us to pursue, and when? Sunni Brown, named one of Fast Company’s 100 Most Creative People in Business, nailed…

Best in Brand & Innovation for March
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Best in Brand & Innovation for March

Every month we bring you the best articles we find in brand, innovation, and creativity. March’s digest applies theory and philosophy to creativity and branding. And while one author pushes companies to embrace the third industrial revolution, another uses timeless principles for brands to put into action. We read about productivity as a science and…

Why Prototyping is More Important than Perfection
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Why Prototyping is More Important than Perfection

We all know the excitement of planning. It allows you to create the perfect set of circumstances for the realization of your idea. And that idea – whether your book, a product, or change in career direction – could, without hyperbole, change the world. The planning stage is exciting and ripe with possibility.  As a…

How Do you Fail Well? – Life Is An Experiment (Video)
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How Do you Fail Well? – Life Is An Experiment (Video)

In her latest book InGenius, Tina Seelig of Stanford University says failure is really just “collecting data.” Creative, innovative people and small business owners must put themselves “out there” and risk failing. Imagine building your flexible, agile, and evolving brand or business in an environment where you are encouraged to test stuff out and fail, a Lab of sorts….

Antidote to Perfectionism – Experiment Like A Scientist (Video)
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Antidote to Perfectionism – Experiment Like A Scientist (Video)

I have a drive to perfect and yet I’m careful now not to let that drive turn into perfectionism (mostly). Perfectionism is a serious condition. It can stall otherwise talented, hard-working people like you from advancing your best ideas, having the kind of impact you ache for, engaging your ideal clients or community, and earning…

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…

Why Mission-Driven Brands Will Win This Year
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Why Mission-Driven Brands Will Win This Year

Not every entrepreneur or creative, professional or business is driven by making a positive difference in other people’s lives. But if you are, there’s good news. Trends and research point to people wanting more from businesses. Some new research also suggests that mission-centered brands not only are improving their bottom line. They’re also gaining a…

Best in Brand & Innovation for January
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Best in Brand & Innovation for January

Every month we bring you the best articles we find in brand, innovation, and creativity. This month’s list gives insight to a psychologist’s expertise on how to make your brand stand out even if it’s unfamiliar, what consumer’s are looking for in 2018 (hint: it involves being more authentic), how longer dedicated hours in your…

To Grow Your Brand and Foster Your Vision, Become More Self-Knowledgeable
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To Grow Your Brand and Foster Your Vision, Become More Self-Knowledgeable

Are you struggling to refine your brand and grow your business? First, answer this: How well do you know yourself? How often do you self-reflect? To succeed in your branding and business efforts, you need to know your field and industry, yes. You, also, need to know about marketing, advertising, sales, and the best strategies…