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  Can We Talk About Pleasure? By Nancy Zwiers   What gives us pleasure?   One of the defining aspects of play is that it is never done for some extrinsic reward; rather we play fo...

FIVE WAYS TO ENJOY NATURE WHEN YOU CAN’T GET OUTDOORS Exploring nature has great benefits for us all. For children, in particular, it can provide countless learning opportunities in...

Businesses with one employee and a single foreign buyer are eligible for export credit insurance from the US Export-Import Bank.  EXIM says that companies who export are 17% more profitable than ...

How To Put On Your Cape-abilities In this blog post, you’ll continue to find strategies that you can use to shake up your thinking and unleash your innovation superpowers. Each post defines a t...

What exactly do you do in the industry?I’m the Spokesperson of the Executive Board at Spielwarenmesse eG. I’m responsible for marketing and corporate communication, as well as press and pu...

A Professional Brainstorm Facilitator\'s Best Brainstorm Tips By Nancy Zwiers I have been a facilitating strategic brainstorm sessions (“Clarity Sessions”) across multiple industries for ...

What exactly do you do in the industry? I am a content creator   What is your claim to fame in the industry? Inventor of Apples to Apples   What has been your biggest achieve...

How To Put On Your Cape-abilities In this blog post, you’ll continue to find strategies that you can use to shake up your thinking and unleash your innovation superpowers. Each post defines a t...

You have to be rich or highly-educated to apply for a patent.  Right?   Last week I spoke to Crystal Hammond, USPTO Assistant Outreach Coordinator, Damian Porcari, Director of the Elijah J...

If you were a kid in the early 2000’s or anytime after that, you might be familiar with the animated Barbie films — the first of which was released over 20 years ago in 2001.   ...