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A generation of dimwits? I don’t think so!

According to Newsweek, the creativity quotient of American kids is in decline. (Cue disgruntled groans.) The truth isn’t that we’re less creative. We’re redefining creativity – and just because we create and think differently than previous generations doesn’t mean we’re the dimwits they make us out to be.

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Tesla who? Gen Y and a Great Mind of the Past

Tesla has been dead since 1943. So what does that have to do with us? Inspiration. The man invented a giant, floating elevator and made electricity possible. We, as a generation on the rise, also have this potential.

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Pixar, let me work for you!

New career goal: work for Pixar. The offices are amazing, the hard work breeds incredible amounts of creativity, the company is a pioneer in computer animation, which makes it one of the most important businesses of our time, and Steve Jobs was one of the founders. Pixar’s awesomeness factor is through the roof. Did we mention the free cereal bar?

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Pepsi’s revealing creativity

Any avid viewer of the World Cup is aware that Diego Maradona is the unpredictable coach of Argentina’s football team. On May 26, he publically stated that if his team wins the World Cup, he would run through the streets of Buenos Aires totally nude. Pepsi then released a print ad announcing it will have its Argentinean bottles go label-less if Argentina wins the whole shebang – the tag reads, “If the coach goes naked, we will, too. Pepsi promises.”

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We Know The Answers, But Do We Have The Questions?

By Carlee Mallard A Pew Research Center study shows that Millenials are on their way to becoming the most educated generation in history, meaning that more of us are graduating with undergraduate and graduate level degrees than any other generation. … Continued

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Preparing Our Future For Yesterday

By David-Paul Williams It’s a shame that communication and presentation skills—so essential to success in life—aren’t taught in school. Does that seem right? In a recent tweet I talked about how I had to endure class presentations from people who … Continued