Smart is Over-Rated

A number of years ago, I worked with a client that had a Marketing Director who was very difficult. My … More

To a Perfectly Imperfect 2014 – Why aiming for perfect is a terrible idea

“Perfectionism is a mean, frozen form of idealism, while messes are the artist’s true friend” Ann Lamott Back in my … More

“Creative” Is Not Just a Department – Creativity is everyone’s responsibility*

“Everybody has creative potential, and from the moment you can express it, you can start changing the world” Paulo Coelho When … More

YOU CALL THAT AN INSIGHT?

US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said he could not define pornography, but he “knew it when he saw it”. That’s … More

Ideas are a-dime-a-dozen. What are you going to DO with yours?

  I think most people would agree that ideas make the world go around. Ideas can move mountains, ideas are … More

Get outside your bubble – and stop the echo-chamber thinking

“Lesson number 2: Don’t get high on your own supply” Elvira Hancock Today’s business world is in need of “groundbreaking … More

THINK small – Big ideas only work when you also think small

Letter To a Graduate – Some rules to live by

My son recently graduated from high school. This was extremely difficult for me to process – our first child, a … More

Wrong is Right: It’s more important to be willing to be wrong than to desire to be right

Given a choice, who wouldn’t rather be right than wrong? That’s an easy question to answer. And with whom would … More

The Dis-comfort Zone – Getting comfortable with discomfort

Watching the fiscal cliff negotiations over the past few months has provided us many valuable lessons. One might be, you … More