Financial Fitness Course

Future-making through finances. Practical Inventions and 814 Worx are pleased to announce the second run of our Financial Fitness course. We’re running the 5-class course starting this February. This round is offered again for free as part of our pilot program while we work out the kinks, so please come with an open mind and..

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…Goodwill to All, Engineering Style

Right along with peace and hope, deep-rooted social problems like hunger, poverty, drug addiction (and the list goes on) are brought to our attention this time of year, every year. Each of the problems may get a little better or a little worse as each year passes, but I can’t help but conclude that we..

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Lessons Learned: How NOT to be Generous

In this season of goodwill, we at PI would like to share a valuable, albeit humbling, lesson we once learned about charitable giving: Good intentions and thoughtful actions, although necessary, are not enough for people to benefit from generosity.

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Creating Better Outcomes with Agile

Growing businesses need technology, but building technology can be risky, mysterious, and overly expensive. Traditional building techniques have long lead times, high costs, and rigid outcomes that may not answer your needs. To build better systems for our clients, Practical Inventions employs agile development, which is more flexible, interactive, and leaner than the old ways...
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Wanted: Honest brokers creating purposeful bridges

Technology has an exponentially growing effect on the culture of the world. An idea can travel the globe in minutes, as can hype or useless noise. Our technology holds incredible potential for driving humanity to greatness.  Whether humanity can unlock that greatness depends on our adaptability and our wisdom.

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