What Is Innovation?

Innovation is a process by which a domain, product or service is renewed and brought up to date by applying new processes, introducing new techniques or establishing successful ideas to create new value. The creation of value is a defining characteristic of innovation. Simple enough, right? 

Dec 15, 2023 Brett Sargent

Fondly Remembering the Good Ol’ Days

It was the age of the milkman, the gas attendant and free paper bags. Comstock’s president and publisher reminisces about a simpler time before all the automation. 

Dec 1, 2023 Winnie Comstock-Carlson

The Student Loan Payment Pause Is Over. So What Are Your Options?

After more than a three-year federal student loan payment pause, payments resumed on Oct. 1, 2023. I have spoken to hundreds of borrowers and understand their confusion and concerns about returning to repayment and the options available for them.  

Nov 7, 2023 Celina Damian

The Wage of Innocence?

Comstock’s president and publisher reflects on minimum wage and the value of work. 

Oct 2, 2023 Winnie Comstock-Carlson

Still At It

Older adults are making up increasing shares of the workforce

Dan Dillon had been retired about two weeks from the Elk Grove Unified School District when he realized he needed something to do. “Everybody’s different,” says Dillon, 70. “Like my brother, he’s retired. And he goes kayaking, fly fishing and windsurfing. And he’s always going to Hawaii, Tahoe, Baja California. He keeps so busy. I was never that person.”

Sep 22, 2023 Graham Womack

Owning the Narrative

How to take initiative and solve problems before they reach your supervisor

There is nothing more rewarding than creating and implementing a plan to fix a broken process — before being asked to do so. It changes everything because the leader is using her creative fuel instead of being told what to do. Instead of being asked to fix a broken process, the leader self-evaluates her operation and addresses broken processes of her own volition.

Sep 13, 2023 John Phillips and Kris Barton