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Inspiration: The Spice of Life’s Work
by Atim Annette Oton “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” – Mark Twain There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a…
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Short and Long Term Planning Strategies: Using Time, Space and Action
I was trained as an architect, so I understand short and long term planning strategies. I lived it as a student and joined the profession to be fully immersed in it. Moving into academia brought the same challenges: How does one plan for today (the now) and tomorrow (the future)? If that was not enough,…
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Another 3 Big Ideas for designers, retailers and entrepreneurs. Networking: Old Fashion, Strategic Tactics and User-Friendly
Years ago, a friend of mine called me a “master networker”. I laughed because she was not far from the truth. I could be one. I talk to strangers and get to know them anywhere. I am a big people person and in reality, years ago, I was even more so. Now, I have slowed…
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3 Big Ideas for Designers, Retailers and Entrepreneurs: Dynamic Thinking, Risk Taking and Growing Your Business
by Atim Annette Oton The last year has been phenomenal for some designers, retailers and entrepreneurs. I know, I have been working in that space and seeing the real deal of what it takes to be in it, maintain and grow. Yet a good number of designers, retailers and entrepreneurs, I have been watching, have…
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Inspiring Designers Across the Globe: Making Sense of the Art of Doing
The Last Week: 7 days of Inspiring Designers by Atim Annette Oton This July, I decided to write a short series of inspiring notes for designers on my Facebook page called Lesson of the Day. It was simple, a daily motivational paragraph to inspire designers and others to rise early and do what they need…
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African Fashion as the Next Fashion Capital: Evolving the Concept of Hybrid Modernity
Last year at TedxDumbo in October, I spoke about Africa as the next Fashion Capital. I believe this notion fully and it has some roots in the timing of what is going on the continent. This decade, most African countries will hit 50 years of independence. This is a historic milestone and I feel it will…
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Striving to be Ghana’s Premier Fashion School: Vogue Style School of Fashion and Design
Photo of Joyce Ababio This is the seventh blog in my series, The Pulse of Africa talking with Global Africans working in Africa and across the Diaspora. It takes an inside view on Africa’s progress, issues on arts and culture, technology and opportunities in this decade. See the series here. I began this blog on the day…
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Blugge Design: Color of Good Design
This is the fourth blog in my series, The Pulse of Africa talking with Global Africans working in Africa and across the Diaspora. It takes an inside view on Africa’s progress, issues on arts and culture, technology and opportunities in this decade. See the series here. Spring brings early morning calls and great emails. It’s…
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