Colorists, interior designers and other experts know how to influence moods and attitudinal state by the colors that surround people at work, at home or at play. I was reminded of the power of color at yesterday’s Anusara yoga class. Before class, we were all buzzing about the energy we feel in Seattle Yoga Arts’ [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Creativity'
The Sound of Her Voice
March 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Creativity, Marketing, Yoga
If you’re a yoga student who lives in an area blessed with lots of studios and talented teachers, you can be more discriminating when choosing where to take classes or which teachers to follow. Now that I’m no longer a rank beginner, I’ve started to pay closer attention to the factors that cause me to prefer some teachers over others. And one of those factors is, I confess, the sound of her voice.
What Matters Now
January 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Back to Basics, Bookshelf, Creativity
Every now and then you come across a gem to share broadly with others: What Matters Now, a compilation of great ideas by brilliant thinkers and change agents. Agent provocateur Seth Godin has produced this compilation and offers it as a free downloadable ebook from his blog. He encourages like-minded folk who are sick and [...]
Following Through on New Year’s Resolutions
December 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Back to Basics, Creativity, Tools & Technology
It’s that time of year again, time to review what worked (and what didn’t) in 2009, imagine new possibilities, dream, and set intentions for the coming year. I’ve been enjoying the process of setting some actionable goals for 2010, while identifying some larger aspirations that I’d like to translate into action. To prepare my plan [...]
UCG Affects Holiday Greeting Cards, Too
December 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Back to Basics, Creativity
This year a significant proportion of the greeting cards we’ve received have been assembled from digital content created by our family members and friends. Most of these cards feature family photos and/or snapshots of peak moments throughout the year; a few are totally handmade, artsy, often collages with no digital elements. Personalized cards, user-generated content [...]
Tags: personalized content·UCG
The Secret of Healthcare Reform — Visualized
October 8th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Back to Basics, Creativity
As this slideshow from Dan Roam reveals, the healthcare reform debate is really a debate over insurance reform: who pays for healthcare. His slideshow dramatizes who the players are in this debate, what are their motivations, and how this impacts the American consumer (and tax payer). This is the best resource I’ve seen to help [...]
Tags: visual thinking
A Wonderful Mother-Daughter Story
October 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Bookshelf, Creativity
I’ve just devoured Traveling with Pomegranates, a loving duet co-authored by Sue Monk Kidd and her daughter, Ann Kidd Taylor; a story told in “braided voices.” I highly recommend it if you’re interested in travel memoirs, life’s major passages, an examination of creativity, or the relationship between mothers and daughters. (And it helps if you [...]
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Social Media Fatigue – Unless the Community Is Real
September 17th, 2009 · No Comments · Creativity
Yes, I confess to suffering social media fatigue this summer. I went into stealth mode on Twitter and hardly blogged at all. (And to be honest, I didn’t miss it!) Instead I spent loads of time online with my family collaborating via Basecamp, a “closed community.” We shared memories, photos, laughs and tears as we [...]
Tags: Basecamp·collaboration
Sharing Can Be Addictive
July 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Creativity, Tools & Technology
My family is getting ready to celebrate my mother’s 80th birthday. We decided to create a “memory book” in which we’d collect family photos, stories, family recipes. At the end of this process she’ll end up with: a printed book of photos and images, courtesy of Shutterfly (or equivalent service) a printed booklet of stories [...]
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It Takes a Community
June 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Back to Basics, Creativity
Lately my friends and I have been talking about how people succeed, wondering why some are more successful than others despite comparable intellectual advantages or innate talents. Most of us have read Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers, and we’ve been comparing his case studies to our personal experience and pondering the implications. Our Own Stories, And Belated [...]
Tags: mentors