This post is part of a series of excerpts from my forthcoming book. You can read them all in the Little Pink Spoons category. You can get advance notice of the book by subscribing to my Creative Adventure Journal over there to your right. The Wheel Throughout history, the wheel has been generally recognized as humanity’s first great invention. The word wheel is derived from a Proto-Indo-European word that means to revolve or move around. Always circular, often spoked...
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Project management tips from the pit As I write this, Formula 1 drivers, crews, spectators and fans are gathering in Monte Carlo for the richest stop on the Grand Prix circuit. The movements of cars and drivers through the narrow, winding streets of the French Riviera’s principle rock are synchronized like tassels on a twirler’s baton. But running the race is only half the story. The other half is written by men and women with other talents, equally crucial to...
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The more the world feels the impact of “The Crisis”, the more desperate we become for creativity. Corporations try to cultivate it to stay competitive, while stay-at-home moms try to make time for it in order to stay sane. At the same time, arts programs are cut from schools on the premise that creativity is a luxury, expendable, and superfluous to real life. I couldn’t disagree more. Creativity most often begins with a problem of some kind, and I believe it is linked to...
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Last week, while I was in London for the London Book Fair, I had the joy of a rare evening with my lovely step-daughter over sushi in Notting Hill. We talked about a lot of things, but what I want to share here is the point at which our conversation turned toward education. Regi teaches young people. She has always been interested in the Wheel of Creativity; but through teaching, her interest has taken on a professional slant. She sees the Wheel as a tool for young people...
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I’ve been interested for some time in our assumptions about creativity, where we learn them, and how they define us. So last month, I created an online survey posing eight questions on the matter. Thanks to all of you who participated. Here are the results. If you have not taken the survey, it’s still up. If you’d like to learn a bit more about yourself and the creative process, please pop over here and take it yourself! Then come back here and see how...
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As a professional writer, my medium has almost always been the written or spoken word. So, when I saw this performance by violinist Robert Gupta and cellist Joshua Roman at a March 2011 TED Conference, what touched me most was the power of their communication beyond words. I was grateful to be speechless. [kaltura-widget uiconfid=”535″ entryid=”1_gdcdc76w” width=”400″ height=”330″ align=”center” /] The piece Gupta...
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