Are you one that believes that creativity can be learned? I am among that group. Always on the lookout for awesome examples of the topics I write about. And always trying to keep an open mind. Today I will share the best example of learning creativity I have ever seen. — A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open. – Frank Zappa This is the example of Paul Smith and his typewriter art. And note that Paul is not any ordinary learner of creativity or art for that matter. You see, Paul has suffered from cerebral palsy for most of his life. Quite crippling for Paul. Here is an inspiring video that tells the story of Paul and his creativity. It is only 4 minutes and well worth your time.

Be useful, be entertaining, or be ignored. It is an amazing fact … social media has been with us for over a decade now. So there are many social media examples that you can learn from. Many awesome ones are useful as well as entertaining. And new ones are being…

Everything you are exposed to makes a connection. It is how you stitch them together that makes things interesting. Interesting stitching can result in radical innovation. Check out our thoughts on building innovation. While the main focus of our agency is marketing and customer service, we also focus on…

Is your business focused on enhancing team working skills and behaviors of its employees? Which behaviors are on the top of its list? I hear I forget. I see I remember. I do, I understand.– Confucius Effective teamwork is what makes organizations succeed. Whether it’s a band, a baseball…

Have you ever visited the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York? An awesome, and widely undiscovered, vacation area with many things to see and do. My favorite towns on the Finger Lakes are great places to spend a day or a few days to make a great getaway. My…

Have you seen the latest Prudential ad design? You know … the one with the best graphic design central to their story. Quite clever isn’t it, and likely one you will remember and maybe even talk about, right? It is a commercial part of the Prudential Bring Your Challenges Campaign. …

We like to network with school teachers. They often have great stories to tell about incidents in the classroom and classroom learning. It is all about short stories and their use in a classroom environment. Check out our thoughts on team leverage. A great story to tell: A Story About…

I was raised to believe I could become whatever I bothered to learn. No single idea has served me better. What do you consider to be the most important end result of a leader? My answer is influencing skills, hands down. Finding leadership characteristics to improve influence is one area…

Mark Twain once said: It ain’t what you don’t know that will hurt you. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so. A difference in perception? Do the details guide you in distinguishing reality versus perception? Or do they create a difference in perception? What do you…