Archive for the ‘Creativity’ Category

Everyday Genius: 9 Steps to Awaken Your Creative Genius

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

Human being are gifted with an unlimited potential for learning and creativity. The problem is that we spend most our lives living and working in a flawed system that results in many people never really learning to embrace creativity.

Little Boots – New In Town

Saturday, August 1st, 2009

When I first heard this song I immediately said “That sounds like it should be in an Apple commercial”. Which is to say its very much what I would expect from a pop artist. While my first inclination was to say that it’s just another pop song, it did stick with me after a couple [...]

Human Organizations and Organisms

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

During a recent company meeting I was reminded of a quote by one of my favorite authors, Sir Ken Robinson: People talk about their functions in the organization. Human organizations are not at all like mechanisms. I mean they have hierarchies, responsibilities and different roles – but a human organization is much more like an [...]

Presentation: Sales Eye For The Non-Profit Guy

Friday, July 10th, 2009

There was a time when learning the 3 R’s (Reading, Writing and Arithmetic) while you were in school would be a pretty good indicator that you would have a long successful career. Today the 3 Rs are just the beginning of what you will need to know for success.

Pop Labs Idea Marathon 2009

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

We held our first Idea Marathon today at Pop Labs, which was partially inspired by Hack Days. Hack Days are events that were first done by Yahoo in which the participants are supposed to develop applications or mashups in 24 hours, usually using one or more of the available Yahoo APIs. Generally they consist of a talk about the ideas or APIs and time for ‘hacking’ together the application.

Cultivating Creativity In The Workplace

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

A common question get asked when I speak on creativity is “How do you get employees to be more creative?” The truth of the matter is that you can’t get people to be more creative you have to 1) create and environment the fosters creativity 2) Be willing to allow people to make the mistakes [...]

The Owner’s Manual for the Brain

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Once when I had just completed doing a creativity workshop one of the participants came up to ask me what book was my favorite book for understanding creativity. I am pretty sure he expected me to answer with one of the many book by Michael Michalko or perhaps What A Great Idea 2.0 by Chic [...]

Crucial Conversations In Social Media

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Conversation is a fundamental component of human behavior, it’s part of our basic make-up, it makes us human. Even with this evolutionary fact staring us in the face many companies still don’t understand how to engage in meaningful conversation with their customers and employees. This presentation will teach you how to overcome obstacles to conversation, [...]

Visual and Creative Thinking

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007

Presentation on Visual and Creative Thinking. The presentation explores how professional in all fields can apply creative and visual thinking skills to their work as well as why people ignore the talents that made them naturally creative as children. He will discuss the myths that people hold about creativity, why they exist and how you [...]

Tales from the Wonder Emporium: Visual and Creative Thinking in Business

Sunday, May 13th, 2007

Explore the power of Passion, Imagination, Creativity, Exploration, and Experimentation in your Organization. Visual thinking is the hallmark of creativity, and visual learners usually gravitate towards creative professions like art, design, architecture, computer programming, graphics, animation, and physics. But understanding the power of Visual and Creative Thinking can have huge impacts on your company’s ability [...]