The Creativity Gap
Q&A: Is business in Canada creative enough to succeed?
Join 1-800-GOT-JUNK founder Brian Scudamore and ThinkSpot's Debra Pickfield for a discussion on creativity in business
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How budget cuts could kick-start creativity in the public sector
Necessity might be the mother of invention in the delivery of services to citizens in tough times
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How an Edmonton artist saved an alley
Once a vibrant high street running through one of Edmonton’s oldest neighbourhoods, Alberta Avenue had become synonymous with crime. Out-of-business shops were vacant and residences had fallen into disrepair.
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Pop-up stores: Here today, gone shoppin' tomorrow
After decades in the retail business Debbie Nichol had the gumption to question why her store had to remain in one place
Book Excerpt
The economics of energy conservation
Jeff Rubin’s book explains how Denmark has dramatically cut its carbon dioxide emissions through the simple route of pricing pressure
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How outsiders solve problems that stump experts
Three creative entrepreneurs who have taken the road less travelled to success
Dip in Canada’s GDP chills rate hike talk
Economy shrank in February, underlining fragility of economic recovery
Canada should be firing on all cylinders by next year, report says
But Bank of Canada productive-capacity forecast is seen as too optimistic by some analysts
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The future of brain mapping
Neurologist Adolfo Cotter wants to pinpoint where creativity happens in the brain, with an eye to creating creativity training software
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Can science help reinvent the thinking cap?
Research is beginning to reveal how the brain initiates creative thinking. For businesses, the next step is harnessing that knowledge
