Innovating Through Artistry
While it is easy to look at this cartoon strip created by Norwegian artist, Ida Eva Margrethe Neverdahl, and see it for its "face" value, I would encourage you to look deeper. Ida shares a great visual story, in my opinion, about how we discover our "emotional" elephant and learn to ride it. ( For more explicate training instructions … [Read more...]
At what point, if any, does extending brand uniqueness create a tipping point that then threatens the very foundation of the brand itself? Lately I have been asking myself this very question about the Starbucks brand. As we all know, back in the 90's Howard Schultz transformed the second most consumed drink after water, and the … [Read more...]
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Well, its that time again....... I'm dusting off ornaments, untangling a ball full of metal fishhook hangers from each other and uncurling ribbons on those (damn) wreath bows. I think it might be time to go shopping. Ode to Dr Suess: Ding-Dong, Ring-Ring Ding- dong, Ring- ring all the bells are … [Read more...]
In a world where interruption, abruptness and "me first" rules, is it really any wonder we are economically struggling? How can we deepen trust and increase listening to build cohesive teams in this kind of disconnected environment? Long ago I watched my father purchase a bankrupt diesel engine foundry business and transform it … [Read more...]
Unleash your ideas with us this week for Global Entrepreneurship Week! Come on Thur Nov 17th to our idea pitch event called Create. Innovate. Repeat. here in Chicago. There is still room for 2 more presenters if you want to sign up! Learn more about Global Entrepreneurship … [Read more...]
In 2012 The United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) will be held from January 12-15th in New Orleans, LA. My colleague from University of Illinois, Joyce Thomas and myself will be attending to present material from a paper we wrote, with another Univ of IL colleague, Deana McDonough, about The IAE and … [Read more...]
How can imagination become creative productivity? How can artists fuse the work of creative theorists to their gifts to help others to innovate? So far both Basadur's Creative Problem Solving Profile and deBono's Six Thinking Hat Theory have provided a structure that is relatively easy to understand, adapt and implement. But with our next … [Read more...]
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