Creativity Is Not A Choice

I was 38 years old when I came out of the proverbial closet. I’ll save exploring the depths of that denial for…

The Name Game

If you’ve ever had to name a baby, you have some idea of how challenging it is to name a product or company. It’s a maddening process…

The Joy Of Single-tasking

Anyone whose profession requires creative thought on a regular basis knows the struggle of trying to focus…

A Portrait of the Ad Guy as a Young Man

When asked why and how and what the hell I was thinking in regard to my career in…

Distractions Speak Louder than Words

In previous posts, we pointed out that playfulness is at the core of the creative process, and…

Good Things Come To Those Who Risk

Creativity is a risky business. Why? Because it demands we generate…

The Nature of Positivity

Long ago, an Indian botanist, Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, discovered that plants react to the attitude with which…

Hey Google, “What is Creativity?”

And Google Said,

Spacing Out

Artists have always taken great care designing their work environment, knowing instinctively that what surrounds them can either dampen…

Begging The Question

We’re constantly looking at children for clues to understanding the creative process because they seem to have it down…