Over the past several months, I've been part of a team developing an experiential program on creativity and innovation for business audiences. We are now stepping up our marketing efforts for the program, and in the course of this I contacted my network, asking permission to send info on "a creativity and innovation program." One person … [Read more...]
Jul
23
Primary and Elemental
Two books in my current stack, having a conversation with each other: The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, by educator par excellence, Sir Ken Robinson, PhD; and poet David Whyte's Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity. Robinson advocates for finding your Element: that place where your natural … [Read more...]
Jun
20
Janus and the Big Tent
Janus is the Roman god with the two faces, one looking forward and one back (or: in opposition). In the 1970's, psychiatrist Albert Rothenburg coined the term "Janusian Thinking" to describe the oppositional energies that are often present in creativity. An image of Janus hangs on the wall outside the creative studies library at Buffalo … [Read more...]
May
29
The Organizational Actor: Presence and Peter Senge
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to hear Peter Senge speak. This was a real privilege, as one of his books has been instrumental in helping me along my path as an (organizational) entrepreneur in the arts. A few years ago, I had a big "ah-ha" that what I had learned through years of being a professional actor could … [Read more...]
May
10
Digesting the World: A Table, A Chair
I’m working on my first paper for the creativity program that I mentioned earlier. The assignment: to research an aspect of creativity and how it applies to my professional life. The subject I chose to write about is the relationship of the physical self (and our awareness of our embodiment) to the creative act. In my research, I … [Read more...]
Apr
17
Remembering – An Introduction
Hello, everyone. I’m excited to be a member of your community. I know Cyriel and John (we were together in New York at the end of March), and have spoken with Lisa on the phone. I’m looking forward to getting to know the rest of you more fully. I decided to introduce myself to you through the topic of remembrance. I have a … [Read more...]
