On The Job

APRIL 20, 2009

It's your first day at a new job. Everything seems to be going well, but then. (ominous music).then you eat a doughnut at your desk. You can feel the change in the atmosphere. People try to hide their shocked expressions, but you see them anyway. A few pitying looks are cast into your cubicle, even a few smirks. Suddenly, your Dunkin' Donuts chocolate cake doughnut tastes like sawdust in your mouth.

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Lateral Action

APRIL 29, 2009

Image by Hugh MacLeod. For many of you, Hugh MacLeod will need no introduction. Others will be intrigued to discover a creative entrepreneur who has built an unlikely and utterly idiosyncratic business based on "cartoons drawn on the back of business cards". Hugh's gapingvoid blog has enabled him to achieve success as a cartoonist and artist without going down the traditional gallery or newspaper routes.

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On The Job

APRIL 30, 2009

Tests are often the bane of every student's existence -- they hate them and often don't consider them a true evaluation of what they know. Fast forward many years, and you're once again facing a test. Only this time it's called a performance evaluation and once again, you don't believe it's a true reflection of your abilities. The problem with tests and performance evaluations is that the power is often in the hands of the teacher or the boss.

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On The Job

APRIL 27, 2009

If you want to see a group of children get quiet very quickly, just let the teacher pull out a book and proclaim it's time for story hour. Nothing seems to hold the attention of a bunch of wiggling little bodies more than the magic of a good story. Several months ago, I blogged about the power of telling a story in your career. That prompted some great responses, including a book from Katharine Hansen called "Tell Me About Yourself.

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On The Job

APRIL 23, 2009

I know a lot of people are afraid to tell the truth right now. They're afraid if they don't "embellish" their credentials they won't get the job. They're worried if they say what they really think at work they'll alienate colleagues and be accused of not being a team player. They're concerned that in order to be interesting in today's hyper 24/7 world, they need to be something they're not.

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On The Job

APRIL 9, 2009

"You're great." Who doesn't like to hear those words? Most of us enjoy getting a pat on the back, especially at work. Complimentary words give us confidence, they motivate us and they help us believe that what we really do matters. Still, there is nothing worse than praise that rings false. You know the kind: "Oh, your presentation was fantastic! The best I've ever seen!

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On The Job

APRIL 6, 2009

No matter how prepared you are, a job interview can be tough. You try to appear confident -- yet excited. You want to show you're enthusiastic -- but calm. You give answers that you hope are detailed -- but not boring. But wouldn't this process be much easier if you could just read an interviewer's mind? While I can't give you that power, I can give you some insight into what interviewers are thinking from their side of the desk.

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On The Job

APRIL 2, 2009

Perhaps until now you've been content with watching people's eyes glaze over when you speak. Perhaps you haven't minded too much that people continually check their watch, their Blackberry or whether they have something in their teeth when you give a presentation. But it's time to get real. If "exciting" or "riveting" or even "interesting" has never been connected with your name or what you have to say, then it's time to realize your communication skills need some help.

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Lateral Action

APRIL 22, 2009

Image by h.koppdelaney. Wouldn't it be nice to get paid to just exist? I think so. In fact, that's my gig right now. I exist. And I get paid for it. And it's pretty awesome. So how is this possible? Well, it all has to do with. The Revolution of Branding. Except it's much cooler than the word branding (think livestock) makes it sound. If you asked anyone what a brand is twenty years ago, they'd probably respond: "Coca Cola.

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Lateral Action

APRIL 15, 2009

This is the first of an occasional series of interviews with creative entrepreneurs who are living the principles we write about at Lateral Action. We are delighted to start the series with John T. Unger , an artist whose inspiration is not limited to his sculptures and designs, but extends to his whole approach to business. 1. You call yourself an 'artist, designer, entrepreneur and impossibility remediation specialist'.

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Lateral Action

APRIL 13, 2009

Lost in Translation came out just before I went to Japan for the first time. Watching it in the cinema, I was entranced by the otherworldly atmosphere I was hoping to find in the real Tokyo. Now, whenever I load the DVD and see the Tokyo night skyline, I'm transported back to a balcony 15 storeys up, on the verge of an adventure in the neon city. Lost in Translation isn't about creativity, although its characters include actors, photographers, singers, musicians and other creative types.

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Lateral Action

APRIL 8, 2009

Roger von Oech is one of my favourite writers about creative thinking, so when I heard he had produced an iPhone version of his Creative Whack Pack cards , I asked if he'd be willing to answer some questions about it for Lateral Action readers. Here's what he had to say. 1. Over the years, you've taught creativity in a variety of formats -- books, cards, seminars, a magnetic toy (the Ball of Whacks) and now an iPhone application.

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Lateral Action

APRIL 6, 2009

If you take your creative work remotely seriously, you probably pride yourself on your good taste and critical judgement. Just like Max Harris. In the 1940s, Harris was one of the leading figures of the Australian literary scene. A noted poet himself, he edited the magazine Angry Penguins , which championed avant-garde modernist poetry. Gifted and charismatic, Harris enjoyed provoking Australia's conservative poetry establishment by praising and publishing surrealist poems in his magazine.

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Lateral Action

APRIL 2, 2009

Photo by ezioman. It's time for another of our irregular roundups of Lateral Activity elsewhere on the web. Creative entrepreneurs who enjoyed our list of the top 10 Social Networks for Creative People should check out Dan Schawbel's list of the Top 10 Social Networks for Entrepreneurs -- the two lists only have one network in common, so they should complement each other pretty well.

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Lateral Action

APRIL 27, 2009

Image by Johanne Brunet. Cambridge University, 1953. At two o'clock in the morning, a student is sitting at his desk. He has been there for hours. In front of him is the beginning of an essay. He has been writing it, ripping it up and rewriting it for several days. It's due to be handed in tomorrow, but he still can't get past the opening sentence. He doesn't understand it.

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Lateral Action

APRIL 20, 2009

Image by Hugh MacLeod. Hugh MacLeod recently published an interesting take on the difference between creativity and innovation : One of the buzzwords you hear a lot in the business world these days, is "Innovation". Yes, it's a genuinely worthy thing to aspire to. Genuine innovation creates lots of genuine value, every young intern knows this. Which is why people like to throw it around like confetti.

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