Could the current financial crises be explained by a lack of lions, tigers and bears? Could real fear be the key attribute that drives your next success? Ideas from strange places: I found myself asking these questions as I read “Where the Wild Things Were,” a gripping account of predator/prey dynamics.
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Creativity is Messy —
Walk In A Great Creative’s Shoes
Pop over to this post on Eric Carle’s blog (writer/illustrator and creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar) to get a look at this great illustrator’s shoes after he’s been busy at work. The photo of his paint stained leather shoes was posted in response to questions from a kindergarten class who had watched him creating [...]
“Catering To Past Patterns of Power”
What a great way to sum up one of the key roadblocks to successful innovation. I heard this term used by Robert Johnson while speaking with Bill Moyers about fixing the international banking crisis. (Johnson is currently serving on the U.N. Commission recommending reforms for the international monetary and financial system.) It was a warning, a [...]
Taking Care Of Loyal Customers
When Change Is Imminent
Soon after my son settled on which pacifier would get him through infancy, Playtex decided to make a change. He had not jumped recklessly into his choice of pacifier. There was product testing, parental input, style considerations. He reviewed the various alternatives, including the organic, all-natural thumb. Finally he followed his sister’s recommendation and prepared to happily [...]
Procrastination = Creativity | There Is Hope!
“Productive mediocrity requires discipline of an ordinary kind.” Quote from W.A. Pannapacker’s article How To Procrastinate Like Leonardo da Vinci. (UPDATE: subscription now required to get to this article.) Evidently Leonardo never saw a project he couldn’t avoid finishing. But maybe procrastination is the wrong word for his tendency to ‘solve and move on.’ Do [...]
