When you hear the word “innovation” what do you think of? The mad professor, the genius inventor, or the creative department where everyone wears flip flops, eats bean sprouts and colors their hair in various shades of neon?

Why measure training impact? Simply put – if you don’t measure it, you can’t manage it!

We live in a world of automatic fixes. If your computer is acting up, call up your anti-virus software, push a button and run a scan. Or if your car is experiencing troubles, take it to the dealer. They will plug it into their computer, get a read out and tell you what the problem is.

“Honest Ed” Mirvish was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist and theatrical impresario who lived in Toronto, Ontario. He is known for his flagship business, Honest Ed's, a landmark discount store in downtown Toronto, and as a patron of the arts, instrumental in revitalizing the theatre scene in Toronto. Ed was one of Canada’s most successful entrepreneurs.  And yet, he was once quoted as saying “I never had a plan for anything I did, just a feeling.” Mark Burnett, producer of a number of reality TV series including “Survivor”, subscribed to the same belief. He articulates this in his 2005 book called “Jump in Even if You Don’t Know How to Swim.”

You've probably heard:  Facebook is going public.  They've filed to become a publicly traded company.

On April 11, 1970, Apollo 13 was launched on its 200,000 mile journey to the moon. 56 hours into the trip, an oxygen tank exploded, crippling the service module upon which the command module depended, forcing Lead Flight Director Gene Kranz to abort the mission. The new challenge was to get the three astronauts home safely. Kranz and his team needed a strategy, or approach that would achieve this goal.