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Recent Managing Creativity Articles

Customer Service Victim Turned Entrepreneur

By Christina DesMarais |  Apr 24, 2012

Remember the guy who created the "United breaks guitars" YouTube video? Now he's turned his experience into a start-up.  Read more


Change Any Habit Painlessly: 6 Tips

By Jeff Haden |  Apr 24, 2012

Almost everything you currently do... you can do even better. Here's how.  Read more


When Old IP Comes Back From the Dead

By Erik Sherman |  Apr 23, 2012

Deceased rapper Tupac Shakur came back to the stage via hologram. What does that have to do with your IP strategy? Plenty.  Read more


How to Land That All-Important First Customer

By Minda Zetlin |  Apr 23, 2012

No track record? No problem. Here's how one fledgling start-up signed up 40 Fortune 500 companies as customers.  Read more


How to Create an Extra Hour in Your Day

By Ilya Pozin |  Apr 23, 2012

Don't think it's possible? Try these 10 tools to give yourself a productivity boost.  Read more


Box: Can It Stop a Goliath Named Google?

By John Brandon |  Apr 23, 2012

If the rumors are true, Google will launch a cloud service that aims squarely at Box. Does the start-up have what it takes to survive?  Read more


Is Your Business Going Through Puberty?

By Chris Mittelstaedt |  Apr 23, 2012

You know those awkward growing pains? They happen to companies, too. Prepare for the inevitable changes with these tips.  Read more


Industry Experience? Who Needs It!

By Jessica Stillman |  Apr 23, 2012

The co-founder of Kayak.com explains why he prefers to hire travel industry virgins rather than people with more targeted experience.  Read more


Friday Fail: Strangest Company Policies

By Jeff Haden |  Apr 20, 2012

Tired of success stories? Every Friday on Inc.com we bring you epic tales of failure and shame. This week: senseless workplace policies.  Read more


What the Jobs Act Means for Indiegogo, Crowdfunding & You

By Nicole Carter and Tim Rice |  Apr 20, 2012

Slava Rubin, co-founder of Indiegogo, a website where anyone can raise money, talks about the impact recent crowdfunding legislation will have on his firm an...  Watch video


Your Business Partner Must Pass These 3 Tests

By Lee Clifford and Julie Schlosser |  Apr 20, 2012

When there are only two people on your bus, and everything in your business is riding on the partnership, there are three tests you both need to pass.  Read more


How to Create a Viral Campaign (Hint: You Can’t)

By Minda Zetlin |  Apr 20, 2012

Whether or not your marketing takes off--and takes on a life of its own--isn't really up to you. But you can set yourself up for success.  Read more


Simplest Way to Get Smarter

By Jeff Haden |  Apr 19, 2012

Forget the puzzles, games, and mental exercises. There's an easier way to boost your brain power.  Read more


3 Cloud Services That Make Work Easier

By Christina DesMarais |  Apr 19, 2012

Protect yourself against data loss, security blunders, and--that real productivity killer--inefficiency.  Read more


How to Become Digitally Literate Today

By Michael Alter |  Apr 19, 2012

Entrepreneurs are divided into digital natives and digital immigrants. If you don't go native in a hurry, you will be left behind.  Read more


Mark Zuckerberg and the Perils of Soloists

By Margaret Heffernan |  Apr 18, 2012

What it means for Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg--and entrepreneurs everywhere--that the Facebook founder is so comfortable maneuvering on his own.  Read more


How We Launched a Major Music Festival

By Joe Reynolds |  Apr 18, 2012

Within 24 hours of Fireflyfestival.com launching, we had well over $1 million in ticket sales. Here's exactly how we broke into the music festival business.  Read more


5 Things Great Mentors Do

By Jay Steinfeld |  Apr 18, 2012

Your employees can achieve greater things with your help than they can alone--if you give them a chance.  Read more


Why Every Company Needs a Culture Chief

By Paul Spiegelman |  Apr 17, 2012

Lara Morrow has a knack for building caring, trusting relationships. So we made her Beryl's queen of fun and laughter.  Read more


4 Vital Interview Questions to Ask

By Jeff Haden |  Apr 17, 2012

Most candidates can hack your interview questions to tell you what you want to hear. But if you approach it right, not these.  Read more


8 Cool Office Spaces

By John Brandon |  Apr 16, 2012

Go inside eight hip companies to see how they keep employees happy--and creative--with well-designed digs.  View slideshow


7 Signs You’re Not Entrepreneur Material

By Jeff Haden |  Apr 16, 2012

Finally ready to take the plunge? Don't--if any of these signs look familiar.  Read more


The Secret to Keeping Your Company Alive

By Clayton M. Christensen and Hal Gregersen |  Apr 16, 2012

Clayton Christensen and Hal Gregersen, co-authors of The Innovator's DNA , on what makes the most innovative companies in the world tick.  Read more


When It's Better Not to Listen to Customers

By Minda Zetlin |  Apr 16, 2012

Customers often have their own ideas about how to build your products. That doesn't mean you should listen to them.  Read more


Build a Billion-Dollar Business

By Marla Tabaka |  Apr 16, 2012

Do you have a billion-dollar idea? The founders of Gilt Groupe explain how they changed the rules of retail.  Read more