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		<title>Creativity and Innovation Can Be Learned</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2011/11/08/learn-creativity-innovation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I make a distinction between creativity and innovation. I define innovation as &#8220;Profitably satisfying unmet desires.&#8221; Profitable doesn&#8217;t just mean money, it means better satisfying the desires of everyone involved. A new device or way of doing something won&#8217;t be accepted unless it makes things better for everyone who is needed to make it happen. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gamifying Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/gamifying-education Very smart video game developers suggest how to make education more engaging and collaborative.]]></description>
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		<title>One man and a pile of junk ends poverty</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2011/03/30/one-man-and-a-pile-of-junk-ends-poverty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 19:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abundance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orismar de Souza, a homeless man in Brazil, built a car using junk, spare parts and a hammer and chisel. Four years later, the &#8220;shrimpmobile&#8221; has him back on his feet. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42329229/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/ This story mirrors the story of my great grandfather, James Dodd. He had worked as a coal miner since he was 8 years [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Z-type, typing practice shooter game</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2011/02/10/z-type-typing-practice-shooter-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 06:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Z-type is free fun game that builds your typing and spelling skills. The adrenaline from playing the fast paced game triggers your brain to subconsciously learn the spelling of the words. Play Z-type yourself http://www.phoboslab.org/ztype/]]></description>
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		<title>Why Six Sigma Fails Detroit</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2008/04/30/why-six-sigma-fails-detroit/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2008/04/30/why-six-sigma-fails-detroit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michigan desperately needs innovation to be competitive. When Japan started using Statistical Process Control (SPC) now known as Six Sigma, it was a competitive differentiator. In other words Japanese auto makers used quality and lean process as an innovation. Detroit has been feverishly implementing Six Sigma but they are still losing ground to the Japanese [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evangelism Marketing Workshop</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2008/04/17/evangelism-marketing-workshop/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2008/04/17/evangelism-marketing-workshop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Boardwalk Creative Center in Ann Arbor, MI, &#8220;Michigan&#8217;s most creative meeting space&#8221; will host my next hands-on Evangelism Marketing Workshop. I&#8217;ll show you how to &#8220;Make your customers so happy they freely sell your products for you.&#8221; This is way beyond Word-Of-Mouth and Viral. The methods I teach will show you how to create, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Innovation Workshop at Washtenaw Community College</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2007/10/11/innovation-workshop-at-washtenaw-community-college/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2007/10/11/innovation-workshop-at-washtenaw-community-college/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oct 18, 6 pm Washtenaw Community College at Towsley Auditorium I and 2 other international experts on Innovation will be presenting a free workshop, courtesy of the Student Enterprise Zone Club. If you can attend I highly recommend it. I will be joined by David M. Verduyn, President, C2C Solutions Inc. and Len Kaplan, Managing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Miracle of Water, Key to Innovation</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2006/12/12/miracle-of-water-key-to-innovation/</link>
		<comments>http://markproffitt.com/2006/12/12/miracle-of-water-key-to-innovation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2006 15:15:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Water is one of the weird things in nature. It doesn&#8217;t seem to follow the rules that other materials follow. One of the essential skills to being innovative is finding and understanding odd cases. The better you are at seeing the things that don&#8217;t fit the established rules the better you will be able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m a Sci-Fi Character</title>
		<link>http://markproffitt.com/2006/11/29/im-a-sci-fi-character/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some times I forget how unusual my life is. My friend and business partner, The Shad0w, creator of BitTornado, and I were recently talking about copyrights, the RIAA, abuses of the legal system and methods for fixing the problem. Mind you I have only seen Shad0w face to face once when we happened to be [...]]]></description>
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