Self-Expression
“There is vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action. And because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique.”
Martha Graham, Choreographer
[VIDEO] Creativity and Bay Area Innovation, Part VII: The Spirit of Transformation
To have a landscape peppered with snake-like rocks, as occurs in the Bay Area, is not insignificant for creativity and innovation. In every creative act, something is always transformed into something else. When you begin to adapt creativity as a way of living, you begin to see it flourishing everywhere. And part of living a […]
[VIDEO] Creativity and Bay Area Innovation, Part VI: Play!
One of the most undervalued aspects of creativity and innovation is the aspect of play. Though children do it naturally, we adults tend to neglect its value, often falling into the trap of relentless, unceasing productivity. Ground zero for play grounds Recently, I made a trip The Koret Children’s Playground in San Francisco’s Golden Gate […]
[VIDEO] Mindfulness and Creativity in the Workplace: How to Build Cultures of Innovation
Creativity, mindfulness, and your 3 core human needs No matter who you are, no matter what you do, there are three core human needs that drive you. Connection, making a difference, and meaning. At a fundamental level, both mindfulness and creativity share this in common: They are tried and true paths for fulfilling these three […]
[VIDEO] Creativity and Bay Area Innovation, Part III: The Weather Factor
If you are able to sit down at a restaurant with your friends and loved ones, order seasonal foods reverently prepared and sip, perhaps, a few lovely, mind-lubricating wines, if you are able to do all that, you may be unable to control yourself; you may be absolutely and completely unable to keep your creative […]
[VIDEO] Creativity and Bay Area Innovation, Part II: The Great Cultural Mashup
The Bay Area sits at the westernmost edge of Western culture and the easternmost edge of Eastern culture, setting up a cultural edge condition that fosters creativity and innovation. Culture and Creativity Last time in the “Creativity and Bay Area Innovation” series, I talked about the influence of the Asian system of Feng Shui on […]