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mikebrownspeaks
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Ideas & lessons on improving innovation, creativity, strategy, and personal development - and having some fun doing all of it.
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The Second Day of Life-Changing Gifts - Focusing on What\'s Really Important
A friend from church gave me a tape several years ago by Fr. Larry Richards, a Catholic priest and evangelist, who does a broad series of talks on faith topics. In one about our "life’s purpose," he discussed the need for a spirit of sacrifice. In ...
The First Day of Life-Changing Gifts - Helping Another Recognize Their Talents
Chuck Dymer is a strategic mentor, having done more than any single person to help me understand lateral thinking processes and how integral they are to business success. You could say I've borrowed everything I know on innovation tools from watching...
Twelve Days of Life-Changing Gifts
There was a Brainzooming series last December called “Twelve Days of Gifts” featuring stories of gifts (i.e., lessons) people had shared to shape my personal and business life. It was well-received, prompting its return, with a slight variation, ...
12 Steps to Grow Diversity in Your Personal Network
Look at your network now compared to last year. Have you dramatically expanded the number of people you can call or email and be reasonably sure you'll get a response from them?And that doesn't mean from loading up on contacts inside your company usi...
Out and About Marketing - Double the Fun, If You Follow the Rules!
The Baskin Robbins Double Header Cone screams, "I came out of an innovation session!"That's okay though because it appears from the outside-looking-in to have a solid customer experience-based strategic foundation.An ice cream cone allowing multiple ...
Out and About Marketing - Making Buying Decisions Simpler
Product innovation is rampant. Great for providing choices! Crappy for having to choose from among them. So it's smart product strategy for brands to remove uncertainty and apprehension by making decisions simpler for consumers. Interestingly, today'...

