Mar 26, 2016 | Artist's Wheel, Breaking Through, Cultivating Creativity
Your BREAK THROUGH, Vol. 1, Post 20 This third aspect of the Artist’s Wheel often throws students off. What on earth does our body have to do with leadership? Or the act of creating? The Answer? Everything. And we’re not just talking about body language:...
Mar 19, 2016 | Artist's Wheel, Breaking Through, Cultivating Creativity
Your BREAK THROUGH, Vol. 1, Post 19 The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination. — Albert Einstein As demonstrated by one of my earliest posts, “When Did We Stop Practicing Creativity,” which cited a Sir Ken Robinson TED Talk, I...
Mar 12, 2016 | Artist's Wheel, Breaking Through, Cultivating Creativity
Your BREAK THROUGH, Vol. 1, Post 18 The purpose of the Artist’s Wheel is not to reinvent commonly and extensively researched subject matters. Instead, the focus is to remind us of the six elements that make up our daily existence, and continually check...
Mar 5, 2016 | Artist's Wheel, Breaking Through, Cultivating Creativity, home, Seeking Balance and Wellness in Leadership
Your BREAK THROUGH, Vol. 1, Post 17 Creative inspiration is all too often depicted as that light-bulb idea, striking us without warning or preparation, limiting the spark to the “chosen” artist. Instead of waiting for this divine moment though, I believe...
Feb 14, 2016 | 7 Questions Innovative Leaders Ask, Breaking Through, Cultivating Creativity
Question 5 of the Seven Questions Innovative Leaders Ask from the Break Through, Vol. 1, Post 12 Often times, after brainstorming 753 ideas for new uses of a red party cup, folks ask, “okay, what’s the point? What do we do now?” Indeed, you just...
Feb 13, 2016 | 7 Questions Innovative Leaders Ask, Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Cultivating Creativity
Question 4 of the Seven Questions Innovative Leaders Ask from the Break Through, Vol. 1, Post 11 The answer to this question is all about brainstorming … ideas, ideas, ideas. And remember here, ideas are just that: ideas. You are not committing to these ideas...
