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There's nothing quite like returning home to the comfort of your own room after being away for months. But for one man named Tom, his mischievous roommates made sure that would not happen.
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LOL. This is hysterical...goes to show that taking a semester abroad has many unintended risks and consequences! Delete the scoop?
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Project Loon looks to use a global network of high-altitude balloons to connect people in rural and remote areas who have no Internet access at all, help fill coverage gaps for areas that can’t be served profitably by existing providers, and...
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Google continues to lead the world in innovation and creativity! Delete the scoop?
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When a song triggers both anticipation and reward, it moves us like nothing else.
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Carly Simon sure got it right --and maybe that's why we loved that song so much & for so long! Anticipation....an--tic--a--paaaa--tion is making me wait....keeping me wa..wa..wa..wa--waiting. Delete the scoop?
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Small lobsters are tearing this nation apart. ; Delete the scoop?
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"The proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has absorbed it."
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Love Walt Whitman...and this piece about children and blades of grass...and James Earl Jones reading it. Delete the scoop?
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News from The University of Kansas (Interesting: Researchers find time in wild boosts creativity, insight and problem solving - KU News http://t.co/yP0HVsKIpj)... Delete the scoop?
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Apps, tools, and resources creative professionals use to improve Productivity and Creativity. Via Karine Sabatier
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A great resource list and nothing more...! Delete the scoop?
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rubrique ereputation, réseaux sociaux, quelques magnifiques diapo pour argumenter et....oser ! Today's graduates don't feel ready for the new world of work. I share three things that successful professionals eventually figure out about their careers. http Via CECI Jean-François Delete the scoop?
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Linda Alexander's insight:
Yes, there is both art and imagination to sustaining value creation! A prime example if offered here... 
Deb Nystrom, REVELN Consulting's curator insight,
May 17, 4:29 PM
How innovation wasn't, via Mike Myatt, at Apple vs. Google. Interesting take worth a look. ~ D Delete the scoop?
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Jay invites the musical couple from Pumpcast to play with Rickey and The Tonight Show Band. Subscribe to The Tonight Show for more Leno: http://full.sc/IbG1m...
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I had to post their follow-up on TV--of course! Delete the scoop?
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Jack Rafferty surprises this musical couple at the gas pumps! Subscribe to The Tonight Show for more Leno: http://full.sc/IbG1mW Watch The Tonight Show Weekn...
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If you haven't viewed this in the last few days, you really should. When I watched it yesterday morning 1MM people had viewed it. Well, it is so funny and uplifting that a day later 5MM views! This really is the best of art and imagination.... Delete the scoop?
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Radio figures Ira Glass, Sylvia Poggioli, Neda Ulaby, and others have inspired restaurants, pets' names, license plates, and songs.
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I love hearing Sylvia Poggioli's name too! Great article... Delete the scoop?
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"The opposite of play is not what is serious but what is real." Delete the scoop?
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Remixed by Symphony of Science's John D. Boswell for PBS DS. REMIX YOUR OWN VERSION! Details below. Support your local PBS station: http://to.pbs.org/WvBbqZ ... Via k3hamilton
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I'm not sure Mister Roger's remix will make the charts but sort of funny... Delete the scoop?
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despite racist commentary from youtube viewers, survey shows consumers liked cheerios spot with biracial child.
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You can't do much about the open format on YouTube when it comes to posting comments under videos--other than completely ignore the ugly, racists and stupid comments. Delete the scoop?
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Out of the 100 people featured in Fast Company’s 2013 list of the 100 most creative people working today, 13 are designers. Delete the scoop?
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13 april gaat het Rijksmuseum open en komen Het melkmeisje, Jan Steen, De Nachtwacht en alle andere helden weer terug. Dit is wat er gebeurt als ze plotselin...
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The Rijksmuseum in Holland had an idea:
Let's bring the art to the people and then, hopefully, they will come to see more - at the museum.
They took one painting of Rembrandt’s from 1642, “Guards of the Night” and brought to life the characters in it, placed them in a busy mall and the rest you can see for yourself!
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These Incredible Maps Were Made with Thousands of Photographs Delete the scoop?
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"Stunning gallery of 15 images depicting agricultural landscapes. Shown above are cut flower fields in Carlsbad, California circa 1989." Via Seth Dixon, Mike Busarello
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When photography of farmland becomes an art form..! 
Seth Dixon's curator insight,
May 22, 4:33 PM
"Aerial photographer Alex MacLean estimates he has spent about 6,000 hours in the sky photographing American farms. His unique perspective depicts the dramatically changing agricultural landscape in the U.S., something he has been drawn to since he started flying nearly 40 years ago. 'I’ve been photographing agricultural lands since I started flying, in the early 1970s,' he says. 'I was drawn to the aesthetics of farmland, in part because of its natural response to environmental conditions, climates, soils and topography…A lot of what I photograph is through discovery of seeing crops, seeing patterns.' Tags: agriculture, landscape, images. 
Mary Rack's curator insight,
May 23, 10:28 AM
These are really beautiful and interesting, but I wish photos could also reveal what substances are used on the land: fertilizers, pest killers, etc. I will go to his site and see if he addresses that.
Mary Rack's comment,
May 23, 10:35 AM
MacLean's http://www.alexmaclean.com/ is a rich treasure trove of beauty and information! I could lose myself in it for the rest of the day. I recommend it to all thoughtful people.
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He has the most viewed TED Talk of all time. Now, Sir Ken Robinson talks with us about creativity and finding your “Element.” Via juandoming Delete the scoop?
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SlideShare is the world’s largest community for sharing presentations. Discover great content and connect with like-minded individuals.
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This is such a fun and colorful festival in India. Here's a preview via SlideShare! Delete the scoop?
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A yearlong illustrated celebration of remarkable women who shaped the world and our place in it.
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I simply love this perspective on art: "One of the great functions of art is to help us imagine what it is like to be not ourselves, what it is like to be someone or something else, what it is like to live in another skin, what it is like to live in another body, and in that sense to surpass ourselves, to go out beyond ourselves." --Adrienne Rich (May 16, 1929 — March 27, 2012)
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p/ppThe 2013 global leaders in technology design media music movies marketing television sports and more. /ppWhat have you learned from the world's...
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Yes, a really interesting list to review and consider in terms of their creative focus or the company they actually represent. Let's take Nate Silver, listed at #1 here. Nate is asked if big data is the next revolution. Nate responds that we almost never know the next revolution before it actually happens. That's true... As for Nate Silver himself the article shares, "he has shown every doubter, with almost unerring consistency, that a skinny supernerd with a big data set and a killer algorithm can be a swashbuckler, too. Silver's Wikipedia entry now clocks in at more than 6,100 words--about double the length of the entry on Bob Woodward, the legendary Watergate reporter. No journalist has ever become so famous so fast, let alone so fluent in statistics. Delete the scoop?
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You can't selfmonitor your way to innovation. A jovial office environment is hugely important and a few good laughs can change everything at work. Via MyCreativeTeam 
Robin Martin's comment,
June 9, 11:00 AM
Our office has become a more laid-back silly environment at times...this has indeed helped us to not only reach but exceed our goals! There is a lot to be said for humor!
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The largest collection of interior design and decorating ideas on the Internet, including kitchens and bathrooms. Over 1,000,000 inspiring photos and 90,000 idea books from top designers around the world.
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I have been cruising houzz for so long that I forget to tell people about it. This is one of my favorite houseware sites. I have an "ideabook" where I post materials, accessories or rooms that I like. When we redid our fireplace, I found the perfect example on Houzz and simply showed it to our stone mason. Delete the scoop?
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