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Excerpt from Austin’s new book, Between the Bridge and the Water: Death, Rebirth, and Creative Awakening
Here is an excerpt from my new book, Between the Bridge and the Water: Death, Rebirth, and Creative Awakening. In it I explore the compelling parallels between the outpouring of creativity in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Golden Gate Bridge’s infamous reputation as the world’s number one suicide destination. It is my opinion […]
Austin’s New Book on Creativity, Between the Bridge and the Water: Death, Rebirth, and Creative Awakening, Now Available
I am pleased to announce the release of my new book, Between the Bridge and the Water: Death, Rebirth, and Creative Awakening, available for the Kindle ebook reader. My book explores the compelling parallels between the outpouring of creativity in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Golden Gate Bridge’s infamous reputation as the world’s […]
Austin Hill Shaw Will Be Speaking on “The 5 Essentials of Designing and Building Sacred Space” at the Lighting In a Bottle Festival
I am excited to announce that I will be speaking at the Lighting in a Bottle Festival in Silverado, California this coming Memorial Day weekend. I will be looking forward to sharing the stage with Rev Michael Bernard Beckwith, Barbara Marx Hubbard, and Daniel Pinchbeck, author of the edgy and provocative, 2012: The Return of […]
Creativity In Organizations: Phil Mckinney’s 7 Immutable Laws of Innovation
According to Phil Mckinney, author of Beyond the Obvious, there are seven unchangeable laws to promoting innovation in companies. Those laws include factors that look at different levels of the company, including leadership, culture, and resources, as well as attitudes such as patience, and a process that fits in with the structure of the company, […]
Slivers of Eternity: One Minute Meditations On The Ground of Creativity, #10
In this clip, filmed at my home in North Berkeley, the creative interdependence of the universe creates a spontaneous light show in my bathroom. A windy day, the sunlight from millions of miles away, the movement of the redwood trees that surround my house, and a high east facing window allow the erratic changes of […]