Have you ever tried to put together a jigsaw puzzle with 500 or 1,000 pieces? It takes a while... And, needs to be done in more than one sitting. One of the reasons we miss achieving goals, New Year's resolutions, and business [...]
How many brainstorming sessions, filled with potentially brilliant ideas, have ended up as rolled up flip charts under someone's desk? Taking ideas to the next step post-brainstorming can be a challenge. When I get near the end of the brainstorming process, [...]
You and your team - after a few meetings and many hours - have the plan all figured out. Excellent! Now, you just need to share it and get buy in from the other departments who will help carry it out. [...]
At times, has your company or team ever felt lost at sea? I recently built an exercise for a company that was ready to grow... and while they had goals in mind - a destination - they weren't sure where they [...]
How would you like your brainstorm and strategy meetings to be more productive and efficient? I got to thinking... we use a Creative Brief to provide background and clearly outline deliverables surrounding design projects... There should be a Brainstorm Brief to [...]
Sand For Your Inbox October 2010 I'm excited to share with you a free Guide To Great Reading which includes fifteen books we recommend in the categories of: Creative Thinking & Innovation,Be Remarkable, and Brand Building. I know you'll love the [...]
Sand for Your Inbox April 2010 There are many versions of the advice, "Surround yourself with great people - and you'll get great things." However, it isn't enough just to surround yourself, you must also take care and nurture the people [...]
Sand for Your Inbox January 2010 How is your resolution season going? Mine is okay so far. As I started to put together my "ToDo" list for 2010 - carrying over things from 2009 - I realized I'm trying to "pack [...]
Sand for Your Inbox November 2009It is great to have so many choices in life... from what to be when you grow up to what cereal to buy for breakfast... lots of choices. The drawback is that so many options can [...]
Sand for Your Inbox October 2009 The Magic Of Thinking Big by Dr. David Schwartz, inspired me so much... I have to share parts of it with you. The slides below include lessons found throughout the book. In short, the book [...]