Our competency carousel lands back on creativity today, and specifically, the final stage of the design thinking model. "Test" is the literal putting something out there to see if it works, stage. You can only dither around for so long before taking the plunge.

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When conducting analysis on a business situation, it's important not to stop asking "why", in order to get to the heart of the matter.

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On Valentine's Day we encourage a "two-bird" strategy to demonstrate TRUE love to your life partner as well as to the planet.

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Saving time and minimizing misunderstanding through words is a lost art. When it comes to many things, including how-to instructions from Wayfair...less is more.

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Abraham Maslow's research into motivation foreshadowed more recent studies, which say we are more inclined to work hard when we've been recognized, than when given financial incentives.

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Problem solving can often be like trying to untangle a knot. There's no short cut. All you can do is untangle the mess one knot at a time.

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It can be overwhelming as an individual, to feel as though we alone can impact environmental challenges. And so when a company shows us the way, it gives us a sense of hope that we're not alone. Calgary Co-op has shown us this recently in their abolishment of single use plastic bags.

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Natural curiosity often takes the form of questioning the way things are done with a "why" question. "Why can't cars fly?" makes for an interesting example, as addressed in the book, "The Future is Faster than You Think", (Diamandis & Kotler), but we don't have to have our sights set that high to engage our curiousness.

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The fourth component in Stanford's design thinking model is "prototype". Vital, because, without it nothing actually gets made.

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When faced with complex problems, the trick is to not measure options or results against one another, but how they might blend together.

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