Archive for May, 2009
Saturday, May 30th, 2009
The final show for Britain's Got Talent was this evening -- the voting has just started. While watching, it occurred to me that there is nothing new at all about the concept of the show. Â There have been talent shows since time immemorial. Why is this talent show so compelling? ...
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
I am a huge fan of TED. I've never been in person but have watched countless inspirational video's. Â TED is amazing, and, TED is a puppy, a youngster, compared to CPSI. Â CPSI is the Creative Problem Solving Institute and it's the longest running creativity conference in the world, 55 years. ...
Posted in Creative Problem Solving (CPS), Creativity and Self-Expression, Innovation | 1 Comment »
Saturday, May 16th, 2009
I don't watch The Apprentice often, although I will be from now on. (UK version)
I watched last night and was astounded by the bad business practices that are rewarded -- and the good ones that are not. It's a study in bad innovation practice watching these young candidates struggle. So ...
Posted in Creative Problem Solving (CPS), Creativity and Self-Expression, Innovation, Marketing | 3 Comments »
Sunday, May 10th, 2009
Creative inspiration is everywhere you look. When I see something interesting I make an effort to connect it -- use it -- to help me with some challenge I'm processing.
These five dresses were hung up at an open market in High Wycombe. I found them intriguing because of the color, ...
Posted in Creative Problem Solving (CPS), Creativity and Self-Expression, Innovation | 2 Comments »
Friday, May 8th, 2009
Another foray into London yesterday and happened upon the pub sign for The Old Red Cow. What lesson in creativity and innovation does this simple and creative sign provide us?
Combination's! The simplest way forward to something new is to combine two or more old things. In this sign they've taken ...
Posted in Creativity and Self-Expression, Humor, Innovation | No Comments »
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009
Spotted an Amy Winehouse pretender on the train yesterday. She was a bit half-hearted though. Amy is nothing if not full-out creative. She may be psycho, but she doesn't pull any punches does she? If you really want to create something...don't hold back.
Posted in Cartoons by Gregg Fraley, Humor | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
It's nice when people fall asleep on the train. When they hold still it makes it a bit easier to capture a sketch. This guy fell asleep with his mouth open. It was not pretty, but it occured to me he might not be sleeping at all but simply incubating ...
Posted in Cartoons by Gregg Fraley, Humor | 1 Comment »
