Archive for July, 2009

Nine Things About Keynote Speaking

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

I got an email from an old friend, somebody who has seen me speak on a few occasions.  He's thinking about getting into the public speaking business and wanted to know if I could recommend any good books.  It got me thinking about speaking and innovation. I speak about innovation as ...

Mick Hucknall — Creatively Holdin Back the Years

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Time has been kind to Mick Hucknall.  He must be approaching 50 years old and yet his voice is still as vibrant and rich as it was when he burst on the scene 30 years ago. I saw him perform with the latest incarnation of SImply Red last night at ...

Ignore Everybody – The World According to Hugh MacLeod

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

There is an awful lot of sanctimonious crap that gets handed down with regard to creativity. The "truth" of what matters with regard to creativity (and personal innovation) is much harder to arrive at because, really, self-expression is very different for all of us.  Real wisdom about creativity, the truth ...