Archive for the ‘Pop Culture’ Category
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
I was in London for a meeting last week and due to my "on time" compulsion, arrived quite early. I was killing time window shopping, and I spotted a cool looking linen walking hat on display at a men's store. On impulse, I went in and bought it. I had ...
Posted in Creativity and Self-Expression, Entrepreneurial, Innovation, Inspirational, Pop Culture, Trends, Futurism, and Research | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Call me a Johnny-come-lately but I'm suddenly enamored of what's going on with electronic book readers (or "e-readers" as they are sometimes called) and the potential for a whole new kind of reading experience. This is an area of exploding innovation.
I'm talking about devices like the Kindle, and the iPad. ...
Posted in Books & Reviews, Creativity and Self-Expression, Innovation, Pop Culture, Trends, Futurism, and Research | 2 Comments »
Monday, June 28th, 2010
When I'm traveling one of my rituals is to drop by an airport bookstore and pick up something entirely new. I do a quick survey of what's hot, and poke around for some hidden gems.
It's often quite difficult to pick out a book; there's just too much to choose from. ...
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Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
I found a compelling book while running to catch the train. Picked up 59 Seconds, think a little Change a lot on the run and have devoured it in just a couple days. The author is a British professor, Richard Wiseman.
In the spirt of the book, this will be a ...
Posted in Books & Reviews, Creative Problem Solving (CPS), Creativity and Self-Expression, Pop Culture, Trends, Futurism, and Research | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
I read with interest a recent article in the New York Times about the resurgence of interest in hallucinogens. As a child of the 60's and 70's it was one of the most common creative myths of all back then -- that to be truly creative you had to do ...
Posted in Creative Problem Solving (CPS), Creativity and Self-Expression, Inspirational, Pop Culture | 6 Comments »
Saturday, January 30th, 2010
I feel compelled to write something about J.D. Salinger.
I loved his work and read all of it, which sadly for fans such as I, wasn't really that much. Beyond Catcher in the Rye, there was Franny and Zooey, Nine Stories, and Raise High the Roombeam Carpenters, and Seymour an Introduction. ...
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Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Branding is something we are imprinted with at a subconscious level. I saw this guy at Hobgoblins, a quite ordinary guy, but with this poofy quiff. I asked myself why? The result is this drawing. Non-Americans might not get the Bob's Big Boy reference, click here and you'll see what ...
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