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Reuben Klamer, toy industry icon and inventor of the classic board game The Game of Life, died at home in La Jolla, CA on September 14, 2021. He was 99 and left this world reluctantly, telling a recen...

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The commute up to the Disney offices in Burbank was always a pain, so I usually headed out early.  On this particular morning, I was already in the car by 6 am.  The local news was saying so...

Creative Problem Solving:  Think Differently! Convergent and Divergent Thinking Both convergent and divergent thinking are instrumental in the brainstorming process. Neither one is more importa...

*Opinion Article - Concepts below are explained with a lack of detail for ease of comprehension* It\'s rare that something has the potential to change everything The wheel The lightbulb The inter...

Working for a company whose headquarters is in another country can have its challenges. The thinking coming out of UBTECH Robotics HQ in China was brilliant, but for the most part not aligned with...

In my opinion, a “learning centered” experience/environment for a team means that entire experiences (planned and unplanned conversations) are team member centered.  The team members ...

THE AMERICA INVENTS ACT: A DECADE OF STOLEN DREAMS - SEPTEMBER 16, 2021   My Bunch O Balloons Invention I quit my corporate job in 2006 to become a full time inventor and entrepreneur. It was ...

Who’s your drummer?   Damn.  Charlie Watts.  In the macabre bingo game that is guessing who from the Rolling Stones would go next, did anyone think Keith would outlive Charlie?&...

Some of the lines that are the most fun to work on, are those to which you feel a personal connection, and in turn inspire creativity when the time is right. This brand and this toy are the direct res...