“Criticism is something you can easily avoid by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.” Aristotle Let’s face it,…
Don’t Be a Hater – Why ‘hating’ is over-used
I was watching the Grammy Awards last week, when Kelly Clarkson came on to sing a song. As she began…
“Healthy” Skepticism – Why doubting is good
“The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively not by the false appearance of things, not directly by weakness of…
Mashup! – Leveraging the power of combinational creativity
“Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected” – William Plomer Creativity is hard to define, and even harder…
Sorry, Brainstormers, But There ARE Such Things As Bad Ideas.
We’ve all been there: sitting for hours in a window-less, air-less conference room with a collection of colleagues, “brainstorming” ideas…
Be Un-Cool – why you should never aim for cool
Everyone is seduced by cool. I know I can be. Cool gets attention, gets buzz, wins awards, and even can…
The Blame Game – Take responsibility and avoid the pitfalls of blame
A couple years ago, my son came home with a “C” in gym class on his report card. His response?…
The Art and Science of ‘Stratecution’*
I think I have figured out a handle for how we’ve been operating in the new normal—the new, mixed-up, fragmented,…
Day One – How treating everyday like your first day can be a good thing
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end” Seneca “The secret to a rich life is to have more…
Unlearning – The importance of forgetting
“The illiterate of the twenty-first century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn,…
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