Skip Collaboration for Momentum. Go Alone.
We need to skip collaboration to gain momentum. To go alone may be viewed as non-collaborative. Truth is to go alone can lead to good collaboration.
From Blocked to Rocked: Choosing the Positive Perspective
We can make the best of a situation when we’ve been dealt the worst. Professionals can trust their skills and find the positive perspective.
We Are Not Robots: Self Care Tips for My Future Self (And Other Creative Humans)
With an uptick in symptoms of burnout, we’re all looking for ways to hold on to our energy, creativity and productivity. These self care tips will help.
The Law of the First Step
The Law of the First Step is what launches our creativity and innovative ideas into results and meaning in our lives and work.
The Right Routines for Thriving in Change
Finding inspiration to be consistently creative can feel a bit daunting in our VUCA world. Writer Sara Saddington suggests manageable routines for thriving, even when the muse seems to be playing hard to get.
Design Thinking for the Greater Good
Design thinking is a problem solving way. Design thinking is human centered, possibility driven, and iterative. Greater good rises a theme and a result.
Jeff Bezos: How to Avoid Day 2
Jeff Bezos describes the danger of Day 2. To lead innovatively, we need to avoid Day 2 and stay in the present Day 1 attentively.
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
Guest Post by Mark Miller Sometimes, the effort required to achieve a desired outcome is just not worth it. Recently I’ve been thinking and writing about why some ideas are widely embraced, and others fail to make a difference. Obviously, many factors determine the traction an idea has in the world; perceived value, awareness, and…
Drawing Your Own Circle of Gratitude
A vicious cycle is a series of events that continues to round themselves back to one another, making a bad situation worse, usually ending up with no resolve. I recently got caught up in a circle, but it wasn’t vicious at all. In fact, I’m calling it a circle of gratitude. It’s been proven there…
Hit A Creative Roadblock? Break Through In 4 Steps
Guest Post by Jeff Kavanaugh Have you ever had an idea — a brilliant idea — that you couldn’t wait to dive into? And have you ever experienced the frustration of hitting a roadblock after pouring hours and hours into your brilliant idea? Everyone knows this feeling. The typical process looks like this: You have…
Let Your Passion Inform Your Career
You’ve likely heard that passion is a key ingredient to success. What if you don’t know what your passion? How do you go about finding it?
How to Create a Productive Office Environment
Guest Post by Amelia Knott Our environment has a large impact on how productive we’re able to be. Consider trying to study in a nightclub, or party in a library. You won’t be able to do what you need to do if your environment is actively working against you. Creating a Productive Work Environment If your employees…