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If you have always wanted to know if you could get into Mensa, or what your "Emotional Intelligence" score would be, or which one of the VALS you fall into - or whether or not you are following your karmic destiny, check out some of these self-assessments. Some are serious ... some are just for fun.
MindBloom, The Creativity Site If you're a creative person, here's an explosive outlet for your creative ideas to develop, no matter how outlandish or ridiculous they may seem at first. This site has mind exercises, activities for children and a section on corporate creativity.
VALS™ (Values and Lifestyles) categorizes U.S. adult consumers into mutually exclusive groups based on their psychology and several key demographics. Now you can know what category you fall into.
The Karmometer: Is your soulmate just around the corner or 10,000 lifetimes away?
Emotional Intelligence: So far, there's no single, well-validated paper-and-pencil test for emotional intelligence like an IQ test, but there are many situations in which the emotionally intelligent response is quantifiable. The following questions will give you a rough sense of what your EQ might be.
The Keirsey Temperament Sorter: This Myers-Briggs-like test will give you a quick reading of your style preference.
The Platinum Rule Behavioral Style: this quadrant model from Tony Alessandra offers a quick view of behavior styles.
Sales Personality Inventory: if you want to know if you've got what it takes to be an effective salesperson, this test might help. Then again ...
The Mensa 10-Minute Workout: This quick test will let you know whether or not to submit your application.
Astrology: here's a site that will give you a quick "read? on your day.
Just for Fun! For any of you who need a short break from the grind, try one of these fun personality tests. You won't get any work done, but you might have an insight into why you're where you are. (Try the Burrito Personality Test ... you won't learn much about yourself but you might figure out what to have for lunch!)
These websites have a wealth of information to browse:
- increasing awareness of the importance of creativity to society and
- encouraging the development of personal and professional creativity.
Sustainable Business Network -- http://www.lycos.com/envirolink/sbn
The Sustainable Business Network offers a connection to the environmentally-conscious business community on the Internet: SBN Journal, Library, Business Opportunities and, Green Dream Jobs.
The Magik House for Creative Support -- http://www.magikhouse.com
The Magik House is an online creative community offering ideas, support and affordable online workshops to creative people and those who yearn to be creative. At the Magik House, anything is possible. You just need to have the idea.
Thunderbolt Thinking® -- http://www.thunderboltthinking.com
Innovation Network director, Grace McGartland's GM Consulting has an exciting new site. See how these Thunderbolt Thinkers are barrier-blasters and bridge-builders, refreshing and re-energizing how people think. Find out about the unique process they use, resulting in effective outcomes, quickly-defined action steps, and tangible business results.
Innovation: The Crossroads of Innovation and Creativity -- http://www.innovating.com
This rich site contains articles, a calendar of events and an innovative company profile. This site should be bookmarked by every change agent.
FastCompany -- http://www.fastcompany.com
If you missed any of the first 10 issues of this fabulous business magazine, their website gives you a chance to catch up. If you have any interest in creating an exceptional organization, don't miss this site.
TRIZ Journal -- http://www.triz-journal.com
This publication by IN associate Ellen Domb is filled with information and case studies about the use of the invention software TRIZ.
Frank and Ernest -- http://www.frankandernest.com
For fans of Bob Thaves' cartoons chronicling the adventures of two "every man" characters who are anything but ordinary! They are able to appear in different settings, time periods - even manifested as things and creatures other than people. The variety in the strip extends to their observations about a wide variety of subjects.
The American Creativity Association -- http://www.becreative.org
The American Creativity Association (ACA) was founded in 1989 by Dr. Bill Nash, Joyce Juntune of Texas A & M University, and Dr. Dorothy Sisk of Lamar University. A incorporated, non-profit, membership-driven organization dedicated to promoting a creative society by
The ACA membership is a group of diverse individuals representing many domains that interact to exchange ideas, learnings and experiences. The ACA sponsors annual national conventions and regional meetings, and publishes FOCUS, a bimonthly newsletter that updates members on creativity trends, planned events and member activities.
Dilbert -- http://www.unitedmedia.com/comics/dilbert
Did you miss your morning Dilbert fix? Never fear! At the Dilbert Web site, a new cartoon is posted every day. Plus you can see Scott Adam's Famous Artist Application Form (he was rejected because he was only 11 and the minimum age was 12)
Fortune -- http://www.fortune.com
Terrific website. Check out the article "10 Tech
Trends to Bet On"
(http://www.pathfinder.com/@@JakNFQUAES3JGeH3/fortune/1997/971110/ten.html)
Inc. -- http://www.inc.com
Another rich source of information about business.
Creativity Web -- http://www.ozemail.com.au/~caveman/Creative/index.html
Lots of information about creativity.
Self Improvement Online -- http://www.selfgrowth.com
A very complete guide to information about self-improvement, personal growth, and self help on the net. It is designed to be an organized directory referencing information in other web sites on the world wide web.
Let us know about other sites that offer a broad spectrum of information that might be of interest to IN members and we'll add the link. (Please no commercial-only sites.) Send info to: staff@thinksmart.com.