ASTD (American Society for Training & Development) is the world’s largest professional association dedicated to workplace learning and performance professionals.

From ASTD Training and Development, Revisiting Kirkpatrick's Four-Level Model of Evaluation.

ASTD Atlanta Metro Chapter is a great resource for Atlanta area workplace training and human resources professionals.

Visit the local chapter of ASTD-EmeraldCoast in Niceville, FL, serving the Florida Panhandle.View their resources page.

Allyson Lewis' Seven Minute Difference website has self-improvement and time management resources, including downloadable productivity worksheets.

ROI Institute's website offers articles, case studies, and educational resources on workplace performance.

OpenCourseWare is a free and open digital publication of high quality educational materials, organized as courses. View materials from courses from MIT and 200 other educational institutions.

Need to brush up on your Microsoft Office 2003 or 2007 skills? Visit the official MS Office training website.

Free teaching resources and lesson plans from several Federal agencies.

Learn the basics of online teaching: online modules including assessment, online pedagogy, copyright issues & more on the Ohio Board of Regents "So you want to teach online" website.

Creativity at Work’s website has links to some interesting articles on workplace creativity.

GetEntrepreneurial.com helps the aspiring entrepreneur with small business advice, business tips and info, and entrepreneur resources and opportunities.

Mind Tools.com has several creativity tools on their website.

Take the test of your organization’s innovation quotient.

How Failure Breeds Success- The best companies embrace their mistakes and learn from them.

Visit JPB’s free articles, papers and tools to help innovation on brainstorming, idea management, and creativity in the workplace.

BNET provides tools such as white papers, case studies, webcasts, audio conferences, book summaries, checklists, spreadsheets and other interactive content.

Jeffrey Gitomer is a sales guru, attitude adjuster, and a philosopher. Visit his website for tips and ideas.

Change This has a website devoted to white papers, known as manifestos, on every subject. Many innovative thinkers post short versions of upcoming books here.

Here is an interesting article about creativity on JVD Creativity Consulting website.

Jack Canfield of Chicken Soup for the Soul fame has a great website for unleashing human potential.

The Smithsonian has many resources dedicated to inventions and innovations.

Information on business innovation powered by technology.

Visit the Endless Innovation blog.

Trendwatching.com is an independent and opinionated trend firm, scanning the globe for the most promising consumer trends, insights and related hands-on business ideas.

100 Websites You Should Know and Use by TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design.

LEGO SERIOUS PLAY uses LEGO bricks and elements and a unique method where people are empowered to "think through their fingers" - unleashing insight, inspiration and imagination. 

This one is for fun to get the creative juices flowing. You plug in your word or words and up pops a slogan.

Josh Hinds’ Get Motivation Website has many short articles and stories and finding motivation.

Changing Course has a great newsletter and resources for those wanting more than a 9 to 5 existence.

Get creative with doodles. Using doodles to jump start ideas for brainstorming activities. 

Trizoko, is a daily collection of articles and white papers, based on real studies.

View Money Magazines list of 11 companies they refer to as the “Disruptors”.
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