creativity
3 Reasons To Learn Improv
A few months ago, I blogged about my experience with learning the art of improvisation. If you are in the Boulder/Denver area, the same two improv workshops that I attended will be held in June. See below for more info. If you are curious but need three reasons to attend, here they are: Improv is…
Read MoreFinding Inspiration in New Places
Inspiration is most appreciated when you least expect it. Waking up this morning, after three days of travel for work, my mind was foggy and my body a bit sore. (Sitting on airplanes and lifting suitcases into overhead bins will do that.) But in going through my inbox, I found two things that immediately got…
Read MoreFalling In Love….With Improv
Ever since I took two theatre improv workshops a few weeks ago, I've had this fascination and excitement inside. It's a bit like falling in love. Things seem new again. My creative juices look for the "Yes, and…" (instead of "Yes, but") in daily life. I seek out opportunities to bring more improv into whatever…
Read MoreCreativity That Comes Through You
Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the best-selling book, "Eat, Pray, Love," gave a talk at the TED conference this year about adopting a new mindset on creativity, one that doesn't give full credit or blame to an individual, but to a greater force. Call it the Divine, God, Muse, whatever. The point is that creativity is…
Read MoreSir Ken Robinson on Talent and Passion
Ready for a humorous, entertaining and educational conversation about talent and passion? The following video is a presentation by Sir Ken Robinson, an expert on creativity. It's over an hour long and well-worth every minute: Notice his wonderful use of story and then articulation of the main points that lead us to new ideas on…
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