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Opt In Funding

Posted on November 20, 2009 //

School funding is a big problem in Ohio. For as long as I can remember there has been a system that relied on the passage of levies district by district every year or two. Those districts that regularly pass levies have money, and those that don’t pass levies struggle. One problem with this system is […]

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odd man out

Posted on November 6, 2009 //

Looking for a fun exercise to get your creative juices flowing. Try Edward De Bono‘s odd man out exercise. It is simple, fun, and as my friend Artie Isaac would say, it is a great way to “exercise your creative pet.” Start by going to a random word generator site like this one. Take the […]

Filed Under: FEATURED, FUN // Tagged: Artie Isaac, Create, Creative, creative exercise, Creativity, creativity game, Edward De Bono, FUN, game, idea, ideas, lateral thinking, odd man out

Surprise, Surprise, Surprise

Posted on April 21, 2009 //

Would you like to be more creative? Here is a simple 3 step technique for getting your creative juices flowing from the man who wrote the book on Creativity, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Try to be surprised by something everyday. Try to surprise someone every day. Write down what surprised you and how you surprised others. These […]

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5 Reasons to Join Dayton Marketing Community

Posted on April 7, 2009 //

If you are a marketing professional living or working in the Dayton, Ohio area, I want to encourage you to join a social network I created – Dayton Marketing Community. The site is constantly evolving, and new members are joining every day. There are so many reasons why you should join. Here are 5: Find […]

Filed Under: FEATURED, MARKETING // Tagged: Academic, Advertising, Business Development, Community, Creativity, David Bowman, davidebowman, Dayton, Dayton Marketing, Dayton Marketing Events, Dayton Marketing Jobs, Dayton Ohio, entrepreneur, events, ideas, Innovation, Job Opportunity Dayton, Jobs Dayton, Marketing Dayton, Marketing Events, Printing, Professional, Recruitment, Social Media, Social Network, Social Network Dayton

What’s the big idea?

Posted on March 20, 2009 //

Recently some members of the Dayton Marketing Community met up for the 1st (of what will hopefully be many) Big Idea Breakfast – something I thought up a few days prior while writing my morning pages. The concept for the event was as follows: This meeting is part networking part innovation part caffeination part collaboration […]

Filed Under: FEATURED, MARKETING // Tagged: big idea breakfast, Create, Creative, Creativity, Dayton, dayton marketing community, Event, idea, ideas, MARKETING

The Physics of Marketing – Snell’s Law

Posted on November 21, 2008 //

Willebrord Snellius saw the light. Well actually he saw the light do funny things, and then went on to describe why it was so. The output was Snell’s Law, which describes how light travels at different speeds through different substances. Ever wonder why that drinking straw looks different in the glass of water than it […]

Filed Under: FEATURED, MARKETING // Tagged: adoption curve, Appearance, Creativity, idea, ideas, MARKETING, Pete Blackshaw, Physics, Remarkable, Seth Godin, Snell, Snell's Law, The Physics of Marketing, Willebrord Snellius

If I Was In Charge of… City Life Sculptures in Dayton

Posted on July 2, 2008 //

For the second year in a row the City of Dayton, along with the Downtown Dayton Partnership, has brought in 20 of the magnificent bronze sculptures sculptures of J. Seward Johnson. The sculptures are extremely lifelike. They depict people, sometimes accompanied by animals and props, going about daily life in the city. The detail is […]

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Bring Ideas to Life

Posted on January 15, 2008 //

Looking for that breakthrough idea? Trying to flush out the creative gems located deep within the recesses of your brain? Trying to invent the greatest thing since the greatest thing since sliced bread? Try using bubbl.us. This free, online mind-mapping tool is a great way to bring your ideas closer to life. The tool allows […]

Filed Under: TECHNOLOGY // Tagged: brainstorm, idea, ideas, ideation, Internet, mind map, TECHNOLOGY, thinking, web, Web 2.0