You don’t have to be a genius. “That’s all of us are – amateurs. We don’t live long enough to be anything else.” – Charlie Chaplin Remembering we all will be dead soon is the most important tool you’ll encounter to help you make big choices in your life. “Remembering Read more…
If Apple’s success with simplicity is so obvious and financial results are equally obvious, why on earth other technology competitors aren’t simply copying Apple’s methods to achieve the same level of success? The quick answer is that it’s not easy. Simplicity isn’t an on off switch yet it’s there for Read more…
The author Felicia Day’s approach to embracing our weirdness centers around self-actualization, which is one of the overlooked yet the most important skills anyone can develop. In this context, ‘Embrace Your Weird’ is much more than a book about creativity. It’s a book about self-discovery that sets us on the Read more…
Have you ever had moments like this in your life, when you suddenly saw things in a new and different way? A new way of seeing the world and yourself opens the door to change and growth. This is the practice of liminal thinking – a way of thinking to Read more…
The way Ed sees it his job as a manager is to …. Create a fertile environment, keep it healthy and watch for the things that undermine it. He believes it to his core that everybody has the potential to be creative, whatever form creativity takes, and that to encourage Read more…
These 10 skills are cornerstone to unleashing your creative design abilities. Master them and take your content visuals to the next level. Understand the rule of typography. Typography is the body language of writing. Understand the principle of contrast. Go Flat 2.0. Eliminate. Mix and match colors. Align it Read more…
Make it till you make it without fear. Over time, action by action, the volume of voices in your head will go down. These might sound like the voices of unsupportive parents, critical teachers, cruel peers you encountered along the way. But these people are not in the room with Read more…
What is originality? Undetected plagiarism. Writer Wilson Mizner said, “If you copy from one author, it’s plagiarism, but if you copy from many, it’s research.” Good Theft Vs Bad Theft Honor vs Degrade Study vs Skim Steal from Many vs Steal from One Credit vs Plagiarize Transform vs Imitate Remix Read more…
No teacher has ever had a former student return to say a standardized test changed their lives forever. 8 Characteristics of Innovator’s Mindset Empathetic Think about the classroom environment from student’s point of view. Would you want to be a student in your class? Problem Finding Give students the problems Read more…
In order to be creative, you have to give yourself ‘permission to fail’. Take more shots on the goal. Knock on more doors. Write more drafts. 8 Ways to Spark Creativity Choose creativity. Decide to make it happen. Think like a traveler. Expose yourself to new experiences. Engage relaxed attention. Read more…