Apr 12, 2017 | Breaking Through, Developing Innovative Awareness, Essentialism
I came across Clay Shirky’s “Cognitive Surplus” some time ago, thanks to my always beloved TED Radio Hour addiction. The basic premise is that in modern society we actually find ourselves with both free time and the desire to take collective action....
Mar 22, 2017 | Breaking Through, Building Community, Creative Leadership
Community matters because it is the foundation from which inspirational acts, great works of art, language and communication, compassion, innovation, leadership, and deep thinking stems. Our communities inform and empower us, holding us up when things get tough, and...
Mar 2, 2017 | Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Developing Innovative Awareness, Developing Teams
Because it’s as varied as our human genome, abounding with seemingly endless possibility. How so? In just a two-day period last week I worked with more than a half dozen leaders during some 1:1 coaching sessions. When I finished up, I looked over all of the...
Feb 22, 2017 | Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Cultivating Creativity, Developing Innovative Awareness
As I sat down to think through the importance of inspiration and motivation, I was immediately reminded of the backpack my Dad and I took on the John Muir Trail from Yosemite Valley to Mt. Whitney. While we were inspired by both the trail’s namesake, and that...
Feb 2, 2017 | Artist's Wheel, Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Cultivating Creativity, Developing Innovative Awareness
An Inspiration: “Over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity. — John Muir Inspiration forms the beginning of any great endeavor, leadership moment, or strategic plan. The creative...
Jan 22, 2017 | Breaking Through, Cultivating Creativity, Developing Innovative Awareness, Essentialism
As we take some time this weekend to contemplate and assess the new world that suddenly seems to be before us, I began to think about the importance of slowing down. Maybe it was my brush with death when a woman making a left-hand turn through the pedestrian walk as I...
