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“Corporate Alchemist” Linda Naiman Brings Creativity to the Public Sector
Sometimes it takes a bit of crisis to usher in a fresh wave of creativity into a place that is insular and prone to inertia. Here is a story of how the global economic crisis has perhaps brought a fresh, creative air to the managers of Canadian Heritage, a branch of the Canadian government that oversees […]
Slivers of Eternity: One Minute Meditations On The Ground of Creativity, #16
In this clip, filmed at the Albany Bowling alley on Mother’s Day, my wife, Epiphany, helps our two-year-old daughter, Sierra Lucia, position and roll her bowling ball towards the unseen pins. This is her first time ever in a bowling alley and she loves it! In under a minute, two balls are rolled, the score […]
Creativity and Innovation: “How Outsiders Solve Problems that Stump Experts”
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, in the expert’s mind there are few.” –Suzuki Roshi Here is a wonderful article that addresses the shadow side of being an expert. Since experts are those who have accumulated a body of knowledge around a given subject, that same knowledge can create filters and blind spots […]
Embrace the Spiraling Nature of Creativity
Do you ever find yourself circling back around to a familiar place every so often—a certain part of town, a grove in the woods, the home where you grew up? Do you keep coming back to landscape photography over other subjects you might explore with the precision of celestial bodies? Do you notice how that […]
Creativity Expert, Sir Ken Robinson, says: “We Don’t Grow Into Creativity, We Grow Out of It”
Here is a short but powerful video on the creative mindset of children versus adults. Children are willing to take risks, make mistakes, and fail, which allows them to explore freely and creatively. Adults, however, bound my social norms and how they think they should appear, are uncomfortable making mistakes and failing. The result: creativity […]