by dustin | Sep 19, 2017 | leadership
Fear and Creativity in Emeryville In his book Creativity, Inc. Ed Catmull calls for a fearless culture. The eloquent and sagacious Maria Popova unpacks this wonderfully. Catmull begins by pointing out that failure, for most of us, is loaded with heavy baggage — a...
by dustin | Sep 7, 2017 | leadership
In his book Orbiting the Giant Hairball, Gordon MacKenzie shared his experiences visiting elementary schools to show them his sculptures and talk about being an artist. As he took time away from his job at Hallmark Cards to visit students, MacKenzie would ask the...
by dustin | Aug 29, 2017 | leadership
Throughout life, these are the lessons many of us learn from our experiences and upbringing: Trust should be given sparingly. It’s better to avoid being hurt than to be open by default. Take all you may possibly need (and a bit extra for good measure) before it...
by dustin | Aug 26, 2017 | leadership
If you don’t know what you want… The menu will tell you. Your boss will tell you. The items on sale will tell you. Your spouse will tell you. The best seller list will tell you. Your iPhone apps will notify you. The news media will tell you. A consultant...
by dustin | Aug 16, 2017 | leadership
“There’s no such thing as a bad idea.” We say this often when we are soliciting ideas from others. I’ve heard people saying this during brainstorming sessions. We want people to be unafraid. We want them to understand there’s no...
by dustin | Aug 12, 2017 | leadership
What are you doing today to advance the creative competence of your team, your department and your company? Are you making it easier or harder for others to generate and share ideas? How do others view you? As a catalyst for accelerating projects… or the place...
