Inspiration
On The Economic Horizon: What to expect in the coming months
In light of the recent economic volatility, a lot of people are wondering what's going to happen next. No one can see the future, but I want to paint a broad picture of what could likely happen, and how it will affect you in 2009.
William Kamkwamba: Building windmills to power the future
Where others see only miscellaneous junkyard remnants, William Kamkwamba sees the building blocks for a better life.
Salud Del Sol: Students saving lives with sustainable technology
What came out of a simple summer internship has grown into a nonprofit business that has the potential to impact lives across the globe.
Staying Honest: Encouragement in hard times
Don't compromise on your ethics and values in these difficult times. It is too easy to cut the little corners that eventually lead to bigger ethical dilemmas.
Thinking Outside The Box (See how creative my headline is)
One of my professor's in college taught us to think outside the box by making us draw pictures of our own hands over and over again. While I'm not going to tell you to go that far--or dress as weird as she did--the principle of looking at an everyday thing (or situation) in detail and from different angles often leads to creativity and innovation.
Here are a few cool examples (let me know about others by leaving a comment):
Bullets in the Hood: Brooklyn Filmmakers Take a Stand
Two New York City teenagers from Brooklyn's projects decided they were going to make their voices heard about gun violence.
Shattered Glass: Breaking the Glass Ceiling
In the 1970s, women were popping up everywhere in the business world. Everywhere...except the top. Thirty-five years later, not much has changed.
The Buzz On the Street: Tina Wells, 24-year-old CEO of multi-million dollar Buzz Marketing Group
Tina Wells, 24, is the CEO and founder of Buzz Marketing Group, a multi-million dollar company that surveys teenagers and advises Fortune 500 companies on how to reach that target audience.
