Dec 15, 2018 | Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Resources
I write a thought piece every month to explore and contemplate the ideas, practices, and things that I believe cultivate creativity, innovative design, and impactful solutions. For too long I think we’ve thought that creativity is one of those traits bestowed...
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...
Jun 4, 2016 | Breaking Through, Building Community, Managing Change, Resources
Your BREAK THROUGH, Vol. 1, Post 30 People cannot be free unless they are willing to sacrifice some of their interests to guarantee the freedom of others. — Saul Alinsky I question how often the wisdoms of great thinkers fade away, their time having come and...
May 21, 2016 | Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Cultivating Creativity, Developing Teams
Your BREAK THROUGH, Vol. 1, Post 28 Imagine a typical ball game … goals of some sort, two teams, a ball, relatively clear rules … all the players are generally competent in the game’s usual strategy … the whistle blows and the sporting event...
Feb 10, 2016 | 7 Questions Innovative Leaders Ask, Breaking Through, Creative Leadership, Cultivating Creativity
Question 1 of the Seven Questions Innovative Leaders Ask from the Break Through, V. 1, P.8 By the time we arrive at these seven questions, we already have our idea or concept in hand. Whether it’s a program change at a school, a new approach to management at a...
