• Show Up and Start Anywhere

    Show Up and Start Anywhere

    “If they had to wait for inspiration or a good idea, few scenes would ever begin.  Players step onto the stage because that is where things are happening.  They just show up.  Then the magic begins.”...

  • Creative Collaboration at Pixar

    Creative Collaboration at Pixar

    A couple of years ago, the Harvard Business Review published an article on creativity and collaboration at Pixar.  According to Ed Catmull (President of Pixar), the trick to fostering collective creativity...

  • The Power of an “Impossible” Goal

    The Power of an “Impossible” Goal

    A $2,000 car?  The Chairman of Suzuki Motor Corporation said it was impossible…but, that didn’t deter Ratan Tata.  Motivated by a passion for meeting the needs of India’s impoverished people,...

  • Discovery-Based Implementation

    Discovery-Based Implementation

    In his work as an educational theorist, John Dewey believed that discovery-based education yielded the best learning.  By allowing learners to connect with information through participation and experimentation...

  • Focus and Ambiguity

    Focus and Ambiguity

    A Chinese man created these structures on a beach using nothing other than the natural balance of the objects.  When asked how he did it, he responded “Well I guess with everything in life, there is...