I spend a lot of time thinking about creativity. How to encourage people to find their own, how to expand the definition of it, how to make the case for its utility in organizations. But what I also spend a lot of time on, is pondering what environments need to help people be creative. A lot … Continue reading 9 Ways Senior Leaders Can Promote Creativity
4 App-Free Tools to Supercharge Your Creativity
At some point, creativity got conflated with a few different adjacent concepts. One which I speak about often, is artistry. I promise: you can be creative even if you can't "draw a straight line" or "even make a stick figure." Do you cook to feed yourself? Put together outfits each day? Write emails that people … Continue reading 4 App-Free Tools to Supercharge Your Creativity
See Me Talk Creativity and Makerspaces at #ACPA18
Becoming a Student Affairs Creator: Digital Makerspace Workshop #ACPA18 Join the Student Affairs creator revolution. We’re moving from lurking to participation! Less consumption, more contribution! Professional learning and engagement is not sitting back to absorb information. Let’s lead by example by changing how we process knowledge, share innovative ideas, and apply design thinking in higher … Continue reading See Me Talk Creativity and Makerspaces at #ACPA18
[PODCAST] Higher Ed Geek, Episode 12
It was a pleasure to get to appear on my friend and fellow Defector Dustin Ramsdell's podcast, Higher Ed Geek. If you include his stint as cohost of the Student Affairs Spectacular podcast, it'll mark the third time we've shared the airwaves! In this third edition, we get a little more personal and talk about … Continue reading [PODCAST] Higher Ed Geek, Episode 12
Utilizing The Many Motivations to “Make”
Whether you're hiring someone in a new professional role, seeking to motivate a team of volunteers, or leading a student organization, the fact remains: not everyone is in it for the same reasons. I don't mean it in a catty Bachelor contestant kind of way ("I just don't think Haley is here for the right reason"), but … Continue reading Utilizing The Many Motivations to “Make”
7 Great Questions to Support Your Local Creative
I'll admit it. Sometimes, the well meaning queries of "how's it going?" or "what are you working on?" are hard to swallow. And I've written previously about how difficult the "hope it works out for you" mentality of wishing friends and colleagues well can be to hear. Does it seem petulant to try and dictate how … Continue reading 7 Great Questions to Support Your Local Creative
[PODCAST] “Your Office Is Built for Extroverts” on Hubspot’s The Growth Show
Today, I am so pleased to share the recent episode of Hubspot's The Growth Show that I recorded, ahead of my session at their INBOUND conference later this month. I can't believe I got to do this show, one that can also count Basecamp's David Hansson, The Muse's Kathryn Minshew, and Alec Baldwin among its … Continue reading [PODCAST] “Your Office Is Built for Extroverts” on Hubspot’s The Growth Show
[PODCAST] #JPSPEAKS Season 2 Premiere: Cultivating Creativity as a Social Justice Advocate
This week, I share a podcast that I recorded with Jamie Piperato of JPHigherEd about the case for creativity as a tool for equity and inclusion. I always really enjoy talking with Jamie- she is insightful, hardworking, and relentlessly dedicated to creating a more socially just world. By founding JPHigherEd and continuing to find new … Continue reading [PODCAST] #JPSPEAKS Season 2 Premiere: Cultivating Creativity as a Social Justice Advocate
Sharing the SXSW Spotlight
As you may know from last week's post, I am excited to be proposing two panels for this coming year's South by Southwest Conference and Festival. Between now and August 25th, you can head to South by Southwest PanelPicker and cast your votes for what sessions show up in Austin next spring. But it feels … Continue reading Sharing the SXSW Spotlight
Help Me Bring My Weird to Austin!
In recent years, the tail end of summer has brought another milestone for me: South by Southwest registration and panel season. I'm participating in the latter for the first time since 2013, and would love your help in upvoting a pair of proposals I'm a part of. Check out the details, and cast your votes … Continue reading Help Me Bring My Weird to Austin!
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