(20 Feb 2006) I'm working on making Idea Sandbox remarkable... Turning the Sandbox into an online destination. A place, once you visit, you'll tell others about. My friend Jennifer at PRINCIPLE sent me a link to the on-line portfolio site of [...]
Take a look at this quote from the book "Be Our Guest: Perfecting the Art of Customer Service" by the Disney Institute. Think for a moment about a magic show. To the audience, the show elicits feelings of wonder and surprise. [...]
While reading "Discover Your Genius" by Michael J Gelb I came across this great passage about transforming a conference room into an Einstein Room. Einstein's parents encouraged his natural talent for imagination by creating a stimulus-rich, brain-nourishing environment. Psychologists have known [...]
My original plans for an Idea Sandbox location included a place in Seattle for people to come to brainstorm... A Disneyland for creative thinking... a three-roomed brainstorming theme park. You could book themed rooms... a mad inventor's lab (complete with bubbling [...]
If you want to be more creative and develop better ideas, one of the first steps should be to start an idea journal. This is your place to jot down ideas, questions, and observations - anything that comes to mind. Your [...]
You may have worked for a company where the suggestion box may have well been a shredder. However, smart companies know, the best ideas may come from employees - the people who know your product literally inside-and-out. It is a smart [...]
I'm studying one of my heroes and a newer member of the Idea Sandbox Board of Directors. Leonardo. No. Not DiCaprio. da Vinci Leonardo was a master at everything he did... One of the things I find interesting about him is [...]
The January 16th issue of TIME magazine has a major section on "How to Sharpen Your Mind." One of the key articles explores the best times of day for both "Morning People" and "Night Owls" to create, problem solve, rejuvenate and [...]
While watching TV this evening I saw a Vicks DayQuil commercial stating that taking DayQuil will help you "feel better fast!" If you read the fine print at the bottom of the screen it says: "VS. TAKING NOTHING." That's a no [...]
One of my favorite holiday movies is Miracle on 34th Street. Part of the plot revolves around a Doris Walker (a mom) who has raised her daughter Susan to be sensible and not believe in "myths" like Santa Clause. In one [...]
