In a perfect world, the college experience would prepare students for the “real” professional world. With a degree in one hand and a guaranteed job in the other, college was intended to train young minds for their future livelihoods. But let’s be honest, college can’t prepare or teach you everything. College, in my eyes, is […]
Brilliant Idea: Turn Your Next Brainstorming Session into a Tsunami of Exceptional Opportunities
By N. L. Hohns Brainstorming is the formalized process of team ideation. It is one of the quickest, most accessible and effective methods available to promote creative problem solving, generate new ideas, uncover exceptional opportunities and pave the way for successful innovation. The first step in embracing the collaborative innovation process is to assemble a […]
Toast to Innovation: May the Best Idea Win!
By N.L. Hohns Think about it. Until an idea is given form and function, it is nothing more than a capricious impression of something imagined in the mind’s eye and nowhere else. A mental image of what might be. A fanciful notion of what may be possible. A vague conception that breaks through the status […]
A No-frills Formula for Business Success: Keep It Simple, Keep It Focused
By N.L. Hohns After spending what seems like an eternity on life support, the American economy is beginning to breathe on its own. For the first time in eighteen months, the Dow Jones industrial average hit 11,000, employers are starting to add to their payrolls and consumers are beginning to buy clothes, jewelry and even […]