Links
Fun Websites!
- Interesting Places to Visit -
These websites have a wealth of information to browse:
Search Inc. Online -- http://www.inc.com/searchindex/
Search Inc. Online's extensive database of information on all things
business related.
Fast Company Magazine's Searchable Index -- http://www.fastcompany.com/search/searcher.phtml
You can search through all of Fast Company's issues as well as what
they call "build your own zine." You can string together your
favorite parts of each Fast Company issue and have it all at your online
fingertips.
Harvard Business Review Index of Products -- http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/products/hbr/index.html
This is an excellent index of products that are a "must have"
for our members. The Harvard Business Review has lots of articles and
e-zines that you can subscribe to that help you gain the edge in business.
Dogpile -- http://www.dogpile.com/
Dogpile is a great search engine that most people don't know about.
It unites a lot of the pages seen here on the links page.
CEO Express -- http://www.ceoexpress.com/
CEO Express has tons of info for our members: Fortune 500, Forbes Private
500 lists, online business magazines and company research links. A great
resource for anyone in business.
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.
TRIZ Journal -- http://www.triz-journal.com
This publication by IN member Ellen Domb is filled with information and case studies about the use of the invention software TRIZ.
FlowNet -- http://www.flownet.com
FlowNet, the global internetwork established to facilitate the exchange of ideas and experiences associated with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's Flow theory, illuminated in his best-selling book Flow; The Psychology of Optimal Experience.
Odyssey of the Mind -- http://www.odyssey.org/
Odyssey of the Mind is a world-wide, nonprofit organization that promotes creative team-based problem solving in a school program for students from kindergarten through college. The program helps students learn divergent thinking and problem solving skills while participating in a series of challenging and motivating activities, both inside and outside their regular classroom curriculum.
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 promoting a creative society
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 (1) increasing awareness of the importance of creativity to society and (2) encouraging the development of personal and professional creativity.
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.
Self Improvement Online -- www.selfgrowth.com
Self Improvement Online is the most 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.
Different Areas to access include: Quote of the Week, Complete List of Major Personal Growth Topics, Recommended Sites, New Sites, Physical Growth, Spiritual/Emotional Growth, Intellectual Growth, Companies and Organizations, and Self Help Tapes, Books, and Vidoes
Crayola -- http://www.crayola.com/crayola/home.html
Do you know who uses the most crayons in the world? Or what the most popular crayon color is? Or what color Whoopi Goldberg likes best? If you don't, check out this site. The graphics are terrific!
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 -- terrific website http://www.fortune.com
Check out the article "10 Tech Trends to Bet On":
http://www.pathfinder.com/@@JakNFQUAES3JGeH3/fortune/1997/971110/ten.html
Creativity Web -- lots of information about creativity.
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~caveman/Creative/index.html
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.