Innovation: Thinking Outside The Box

by Steven Gillman

When innovators talk about thinking outside the box, they mean coming up with creative ways to solve problems - new ways to look at things. How do they do it? How can you do it too? We first have to ask what the "box" is. Then we can look at how to get outside of it.  The "box" is the normal way of doing things and looking at things. It is the assumptions that almost everyone involved is making. The best way to start thinking out of the box then, is to identify and challenge all the assumptions that make up thinking inside the box.  One of the major liquor brands was faltering years ago, and they couldn't seem to boost their sales. Promotions, lowering the price, getting better shelf placement - these were the "in the box" solutions. Then someone challenged the assumptions, by asking "What if we stopped the promotions and just raised the price?"  The price was raised as an experiment, and sales soon doubled. As it turns out, some types of liquor are bought quite often as gifts. Buyers don't want to buy the most expensive one, but they also don't want to seem cheap, so they won't buy products that don't cost enough. Now imagine what happens to your profit margins when you raise the price and double the sales. That's the power of thinking outside of the box. 

Tips For Getting Ready For College

By: Stewart Wrighter [See Author's Biography] |

Going to college means something different for everyone. For some, it is the chance to break out and become a new person. For others, it is about getting away from parents and becoming an adult. For others it is about getting that degree to pursue cna jobs. Maybe some just go because they are supposed to, or because that’s what seems normal. Everyone does it for a different reason, but many people do it. There are not a lot of jobs in cna you can get without college, so it is one of the things many people find necessary to do in life. There are a lot of aspects to going to college however, from choosing it, to getting there, to getting through it.

Beginning The College Search The Easy Way

by Tom Addison

Millions of people go back to school each year in hopes of having a better life. Those who are currently thinking about this option will need to do the right college search. This guide is perfect for individuals who are ready to start studying and working in the right direction.

Knowing where the job market currently stands is the very first step that needs to be taken. If the wrong profession is chosen, the individual could be waiting for a very long time to get into the right job position. Go with the jobs that need the most people. The nursing community is always in the market for new professionals and graduates will always have a job.

What Are the Benefits of Free Paid Surveys?

by: Lauren Dzuris 

A lot of us are always looking for another opportunity to make money. Whether our job pays us well, or we’re pretty limited to the amount of money we can spend, more money is always better. The only problem with making more money is that it can be very hard to do. We either need to pick up more hours at our job or we need to get a second job.

Both of those can be pretty difficult, so it’s a good idea to think otherwise and come up with another way to make money. People don’t realize it, but the Internet is a great way to make money. You can create websites for a living, do online marketing, sell items, write for blogs or even take paid surveys.

Creating Character Education in Schools

by Bob Johnson

Character education in schools is where most children will probably develop their character. To paraphrase one educator, character education in schools is making a concentrated effort to advance beneficial qualities that are both good for the person or child and also for society in general. So if the child cannot get these qualities in the home then they will have to acquire them elsewhere.

Where to Find Character Education Teacher Resources

by Bob Johnson

If a teacher wants to find character education teacher resources they may search the Internet for resources. There are a lot of websites that come up when you do a search on character education teacher resources. There are also a number of schools who have created an environment where a person can access character education teacher resources. These schools are actively encouraging teachers to join in the effort to teach character development of children so these children make better decisions, can tell right from wrong or exhibit positive social behaviors to name a few.

Are Design Thinking Courses Right For You?

By: Brittany Bingham 

So you’ve heard the term thrown around before. Design Thinking. Courses in Design Thinking. It sounds cool, doesn’t it? New. Cutting edge.

But before you sign up for that design thinking course, it’s best to know what you’re really getting into. Not that design thinking isn’t a good thing, or that design thinking courses can’t help you and your business out tremendously—they can. But blindly running into the fray like a headless chicken never really helped anyone.

Here are the basics:

5 Big Advantages Of Homeschooling
by Jon Porter

What makes homeschooling better than traditional schooling? Lately, there is a rising trend in families selecting to homeschool their child rather than send their child to a traditional government-run educational institution.

Let's look at some of the benefits homeschooling has over traditional government-run education:

Home Schooling Learning History
by Owen Jones

Do you consider that spending time in traditional classrooms is a waste of time? For many people, that is probably true. For instance, a test is due and the pupils are told to memorize a list of dates and names. However, after taking the exam, they will definitely forget 90% of those dates and names. That's what the majority of students do every time they have exams. If you are one of these people, you will find traditional history lessons boring, so home schooling, which focuses more on the history of the world, will surely interest you more.