September 2009

Having an amazing idea rolling around in your head is a critical step toward starting a nonprofit, business venture, or any other type of enterprise. But, as everyone knows, having the idea is only the first of many steps toward seeing your idea realized. Getting the word out about your concept and making sure people know about it and want to know about it is just as important.

How are ASU alumni moving their entrepreneurial ideas forward? Find out at the CityCircles soft-launch party on October 8 at MADCAP Theater, from 6:30-10:30 p.m.

Think about the greatest inventions in history: the wheel, electricity, indoor plumbing, the internet.  Would these things be around without creativity?  The answer is a resounding “no.”  The amount of people and brainpower it took to bring society to the place it is today is astonishing.   Creativity is an essential component to innovation; without it, no i

Have you ever seen the film “The Sound of Music?”  If you have, you may remember the classic scene where Maria is teaching the Von Trapp children the basics of music by singing “Let’s start at the very beginning.  It’s a very good place to start.”  The worth of that statement may seem obvious, but you’d be surprised how often the importan