(Energy for Creativity is the 9th and final segment of a 9-part series on creativity traits.) Curious: passionate for fresh knowledge; desiring to learn new things Resilient: capable of overcoming setbacks; able to take risks; ambitious Evaluative: willing to experiment…
Visionaries: Imagination, originality, foresight
(Creative Visionaries is the 8th of a 9-part series on creativity traits.) Curious: passionate for fresh knowledge; desiring to learn new things Resilient: capable of overcoming setbacks; able to take risks; ambitious Evaluative: willing to experiment and evolve your creativity…
Product Managers Need Foresight
Product managers in May 2020 live in a different world than they did a year ago. We all do. But we can still use logic in making decisions. It starts with hindsight, insight, and foresight. Hindsight, Insight, Foresight Hindsight, insight,…
Earth Month Turns 50 During COVID
In 1970, a team led by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson promoted the first Earth Day on April 22. People were spurred into action by Rachel Carson’s book, Silent Spring, by the 1969 California oil spill, and by an awareness that…
The Long and Winding Road to Normal
Most of us are anxiously looking forward to the end of the COVID pandemic. We are hoping for answers to a host of questions. When will it be over? What will the new normal look like? Will there be a…
Introspection: Finding your creative passion
(Introspecrion is the 7th of a 9-part series on creativity traits.) Curious: passionate for fresh knowledge; desiring to learn new things Resilient: capable of overcoming setbacks; able to take risks; ambitious Evaluative: willing to experiment and evolve your creativity beyond…
Product Management during the Pandemic
Will the current pandemic change the profession of product management? That’s an open question. But here are some thought starters. Design Futures Council Australia had the following post on LinkedIn. It may be a bit of dark humor, but it…
Quotes for the Times
“Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t.” Steve Maraboli, author of “Life, the Truth, and Being Free” “It’s not what…
The Soul of Music in Anxious Times
This will be a short post this week. Given that everyone is overwhelmed with COVID-19 news, I just wanted to remind people to find ways to calm their anxieties. Yoga and meditation help me, but so does music. Think about…
Tune in to the world around you: creative observation
(Tuning in is the 6th of a 9-part series on creativity traits.) Curious: passionate for fresh knowledge; desiring to learn new things Resilient: capable of overcoming setbacks; able to take risks; ambitious Evaluative: willing to experiment and evolve your creativity…