If you’re a creative person regularly involved with starting new projects — the kind unlikely to get results overnight — here’s a simple practice to save you from the all-too-familiar phenomenon of depressing yourself by focusing on the cup being h… Continue reading
If you are looking for a simple way to leverage the power of storytelling in your organization, but haven’t found an “off the shelf” solution, I know why: it doesn’t exist. And WHY it doesn’t exist is because your organization’s needs are unique. On… Continue reading
Here’s an informative and inspiring article on the creative personality by the lifelong creativity researcher, renowned author of Flow (and the man with the hardest last name to pronounce in the world) — Mihaly Csikzentmihalyi.
The aforementioned Pr… Continue reading
True innovators rarely follow the straight and narrow path. Not only do they march to a different drummer, they’re often not even on the same playing field as most people. Take Seymour Cray, for example, the legendary designer of high-speed computer… Continue reading
In 1999, I wrote a tongue-in-cheek blues song about email.
My purpose was to poke fun at some of the email madness going on at that time. (If you want to give a listen, click the link above).
It’s 18 years later now and the email scene has become… Continue reading
I have a confession to make. Actually, it’s more like a revelation than a confession. You know all those fabulous quotes and articles you’ve read over the years with no attribution other than “Anonymous”? It was me.
It’s true. I have written t… Continue reading
In 1999, I Co-Founded Face the Music (along with Paul Kwiecinski) — an interactive business blues band that helps organizations get out of the box, improve communication, and build teams in a fun way.
One day, GE contacted us and asked if we would… Continue reading
If you have ever jump started your car in the winter with a pair of jumper cables you already know why it makes sense to use a creative thinking technique: to spark your ability to arrive at your preferred destination.
Sometimes, to get you moving, … Continue reading
In what ways can you blow the minds of your customers this month? How can you exceed their expectations? How can you deliver the kind of off-the-grid service they will never forget? Check out what WestJet did. Whoa!
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