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Nearly all great ideas follow a similar creative process and this article explains how this process works. Understanding this is important because creative thinking is one of the most useful skills you can possess. Nearly every problem you face in work and in life can benefit from innovative solutions, lateral thinking, and creative ideas. Anyone can learn to be creative by using these five steps. That's not to say being creative i

Peak performance experts say things like, “You should focus. You need to eliminate the distractions. Commit to one thing and become great at that thing.” This is good advice. The more I study successful people from all walks of life—artists, athletes, entrepreneurs, scientists—the more I believe focus is a core factor of success. But there is a problem with this advice too. Of the many options in front of you, how do you know what to focus

A one-room studio atop a wooded hill on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island is where the magic happens for master luthier Reuben Forsland. He’s a storyteller, only the stories he tells aren’t made of words, they’re fashioned of wood and metal. Forsland spends his time building custom acoustic guitars—and the stories behind the instruments and collaborations with his clients are just as important to him as th

The widespread human-robot interaction is increasing progressively as robots have made the life of everyone easy-going and comfortable. In this work, we have analysed the behaviour and characteristics of various types of robots. We have also studied the outgrowing relation between robotics and humans. In our analysis, we also have a selection of aspects of this field, which are done by the numerous technologists as well as scientists. We are interested in exploring the functioning of the huma

This excerpt is part of Entrepreneur.com'sSecond-Quarter Startup Kit which explores the fundamentals of starting up in a wide range of industries. In Start Your Own Event Planning Business, the staff at Entrepreneur Media Inc. and writer Cheryl Kimball explain how you can get started in the event planning industry, whether you want to work part- or full-time planning anything from a first-birthday party, bar mitzvah or wedding to polit

The terms “alternative,” “complementary,” and “integrative health” are often conflated, but they have different meanings. “Alternative therapies are used to describe health and medical treatments that rely on the body’s innate healing power,” says Tabatha Parker, ND, the director of education at the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine in La Jolla, California. “Such therapies, which are rooted in global healing traditions, are

It’s no exaggeration to say that cricket is an Indian sport that just happened to be invented by the British. The passion for the game in India is unmatched. Whether it’s a narrow street or a paddy field after harvest, it doesn’t take Indians much time to start a game. That interest is also reflected in the boom in the fantasy cricket space, with an app like Howzat now having more than 1.5 crore users

How Generation Z Works hey are your sons and daughters. They populate your neighborhoods, their thumbs spastically banging out two-way conversations composed entirely of over-punctuated and under-constructed sentences. They may even work for you. Eventually, you will work for them. This is Generation Z, and they have never known a world without the Internet, cell phones or

Why We All Need a Digital Detox Wherever we are, the virtual world is close by. With smartphones, laptops, tablets, and wireless Internet, we’re able to stay plugged in all the time. That’s why the idea of a digital detox has become increasingly popular. Making time and space for a regular technology detox is important for people of all ages. However, digital detoxing may be especially important for children and teens. That’s because their

Quick Response (QR) codes are everywhere these days because they're an easy, contactless way to read a menu or download an app. While square barcodes can be convenient, they can also be dangerous. According to the FBI, cybercriminals are taking advantage of this technology by directing QR code scans to malicious sites to steal victim data and embedding malware to gain access to the victim's device. The agency is also warning that if you scan a code that&#