In my last post, I walked readers through the first half of my Cultivating Creativity framework, as lived out through the ethos of the Bon Appétit test kitchen. After losing myself in hours of their taped footage for what felt like no reason, I later came to understand that it was giving me a real … Continue reading Cine-spiration: Creativity in the BA Test Kitchen, Part 2
Cine-spiration: Creativity in the BA Test Kitchen, Part 1
When I think about one of the times in my life where I had the smallest amount of time to access creativity - high school - one outlet stands out: cooking. It started with an elective I took sophomore year, Principles of Food Preparation. In the grind of an ambitious and exhausting academic schedule, Food … Continue reading Cine-spiration: Creativity in the BA Test Kitchen, Part 1
The Challenge Conflict Presents to Creativity
This spring, I'm focusing some of my speaking and consulting on helping organizations who are in conflict, resolve it and prevent it from constricting practices like organizational transition, goal setting, and strategic planning. Unresolved conflict presents a lot of issues to organizations: lost productivity, damaged professional relationships, and - most germane to the work I … Continue reading The Challenge Conflict Presents to Creativity
The CATASTROPHE of Creative Relationships
I spent three hours of my past weekend laughing at the smart and wickedly funny Catastrophe (now streaming on Amazon Prime). Starring a comedian I have expressed my appreciation for previously, Rob Delaney, and Sharon Horgan (of the UK's Pulling, IFC's deliciously awkwardThe Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, and a cameo on Moone Boy), it … Continue reading The CATASTROPHE of Creative Relationships
Cross Training for Creativity
My dear friend and fellow runner Megan released a post yesterday about her most recent job search, an unexpected one, and how it's similar to the marathon she ran last year. As I read her piece, I was so impressed with her ability to constructively encapsulate a difficult time (I'm definitely not always equipped with the grace … Continue reading Cross Training for Creativity
5 Habits Q&A: Paul Jarvis, The Good Creative
In lieu of a blog post this week, I want to share an interview I conducted with Paul Jarvis, web designer and author of "The Good Creative," earlier this week. I'll have more to say on this later, but I want to make sure this gets shared. Simply put, reading and listening to Paul has … Continue reading 5 Habits Q&A: Paul Jarvis, The Good Creative
Summer Project: The Virtual Reciprocity Ring
I want to first give a serious shout-out to Kelley McCarthy, who has once again managed to inspire. Nearly three years after she blew me away with her dedication to her #52in52 project, she posted this quote this morning on Facebook to close out Women's History Month: Kelley's post got me thinking about a project … Continue reading Summer Project: The Virtual Reciprocity Ring
Time to Sweat the Small Stuff
Making a confession here: I'm getting ahead of myself. Guilty. As I head into the busiest month of the spring semester, and see the end of my second academic year at Emmanuel drawing to a close, I'll admit it: I'm getting antsy. I'm getting antsy because I see the end of the year report looming as … Continue reading Time to Sweat the Small Stuff
Throwback Thursday: An Evening with BJ Novak
I've never been great at being read to. One of my most vivid early memories is of me in kindergarten, getting up to walk around during storytime. Thankfully I had a teacher who pulled 4 year old me aside and asked why I wasn't sitting. Being an early reader, I told her I have an … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: An Evening with BJ Novak
Neil, Nathan, and the Wonder of It All
During my drive from Tallahassee to Jacksonville last week, I got to experience one of the great joys of life: uninterrupted National Public Radio listening. As I made my way across the Panhandle, I caught a great To The Best of Our Knowledge interview with America's favorite astrophysicst (read: singular well-known astrophysicist) Neil DeGrasse Tyson … Continue reading Neil, Nathan, and the Wonder of It All
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