“People living deeply have no fear of death.” -Anaïs Nin This last weekend, I had the pleasure of working at the Wisdom 2.0 Business Conference in San Francisco, California. One of my speaker liaison team members was Alison Raby, founder of “Life Before Death,” an organization dedicated to teaching others to embrace the finality of […]
Creativity, Burning Man, and the Evolution of Consciousness
Here is a short video directed by Ian MacKenzie http://ianmack.com looking at the significance of Burning Man and the evolution of consciousness. You can also catch glimpses of the unyielding and prolific creativity for which the festival is famous. The Burning Man festival in Black Rock City, Nevada began in the 1980s on Baker Beach […]
Wisdom and Creativity in Business: I’m Enjoying Being the Speaker Liaison at the Wisdom 2.0 Business Conference
Wisdom and Creativity in Business: I’m Enjoying Being the Speaker Liaison at the Wisdom 2.0 Business Conference Today I have the honor of being the Speaker Liaison at the first Wisdom 2.0 Business conference at the historic Palace Hotel in downtown San Francisco. The Wisdom 2.0 Tech Conference is well known in the region as […]
A Lifetime of Creativity: Where the Wild Things Are Author, Maurice Sendak, Interviews
Last Tuesday, the day before my 42nd birthday, Maurice Sendak, author and illustrator of the hugely popular children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are, died. He was 83 years old. He was a very creative man, prolific in both his writing and illustrations. And though he had no children himself, and didn’t claim to even […]
Understanding Creativity Across Art, Science, and Religion Part II
Last time we came up with a working definition of creativity as 1) connecting with the world and 2) affecting it in a meaningful way. We also looked at the various ways in which we engage the world through 1) our senses 2) our thoughts (including thoughts about how we perceive ourselves) and 3) our […]
Are You Black, White, Red, or Yellow? Creativity and The Truth about Racial Interdependence
One of the main tenants of creativity and leading a creative life is experiencing the interdependence of all things everywhere. Nothing could be more telling of this truth than the myth of “pure” races. The curiously creative human organism first arose in Africa, some 150,000 years ago, then migrated north, south, east, and westwards, developing […]
Five Star Rating for My New eBook on Creativity
I am proud to say that I have received my first customer review on Amazon. It appears that my ebook, Between the Bridge and The Water: Death, Rebirth, and Creative Awakening is starting to have an impact on the way people think about creativity. Here’s the review: Insightful, Graphic, Intense, Thought-provoking April 23, 2012 By […]
Understanding Creativity Across Art, Science, and Religion Part I
It is common for people to pigeonhole creativity into a specific type of activity such as art, invention, or innovation. It is also common for people to say that there are creative “types” out there, those that seem to be inherently more creative than others. But from my own perspective, all of human activities share […]
New Report Confirms Age-Old Wisdom: Walking About In Nature Sparks Creativity
Like many of you, as the owner of both a smartphone and a laptop computer, so long as my devices are on, I tend to be inundated with information, much of which is totally useless. To have creativity be an integral part of your life, it is essential that you learn to take breaks from […]
Creativity 101: What Does It Mean to Be Creative?
Here is a really good overview of creativity by Michele and Robert Root-Bernstein entitled, “(Almost) Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Creativity.” The article includes a basic definition of what it means to be creative, goes on to explain the way creative people think, and concludes with what you can do to improve your […]