Be THE, not A
So you are... ...A marketer. ...A sales person. ...A blogger. ...A [_ _ _ _ _ _ _]. But is that settling? Why be A, when you could be... ...THE marketer? ...THE sales person? ...THE blogger? ...THE [_ _ _ _ [...]
Tips For Creativity & Problem Solving: “Live In PLAY” Interview
It's always an honor when someone cares to hear your advice. It is my pleasure to share with you a BlogRadio interview I was part of on Saturday evening that featured... well... me and Idea Sandbox! Jenny Ward, the Chief Play [...]
On Being Imaginative, Original and Fresh
The Challenge Of Doing Something New, And Remarkable
Being remarkable isn't easy. Often remarkability means doing something new that's never been done before. It often requires doing something that others don't or won't "get." Walt Disney faced challenges in getting people to understand his vision of Disneyland before it [...]
Standing Out In The Grand Bazaar
What do you see when you look at this image? [click if you'd like a larger image]I shot this photo recently while visiting the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey. At first glance, there is too much to take in at once. [...]
The Brilliance of “brilliant”
Those who become a member of the Idea Sandbox "Sand for Your Inbox" eNewsletter are sent a custom, hand-crafted membership e-card... It literally offers creative license to think creatively and problem solve in remarkable ways. Each time someone becomes a member [...]
Strategic Sweet Spot
According to Harvard Business Review, the strategic sweet spot of a company is "where it meets customer's needs in a way that rivals can't, given the context in which it competes." It is where your company's capabilities match customer needs in [...]
Remarkability Is Not Taken, It is Earned
Evan Almighty, Life and Business Lesson in Opportunity
Have you seen last year's movie Evan Almighty? (I'm on a movie kick this week...) Evan Almighty Briefly, the plot... Evan Baxter (Steve Carell) is a newscaster who was just elected to Congress. His slogan was "Change the World". He moves [...]
What Do I Do?
One of the best way to capture great ideas is to carry a notebook with you at all times. For several years, I've tried always have something at hand to capture thoughts... In the past two years I've been exclusively using [...]