Creativity Expert Exchange @ Buffalo State, What a treat! What a trigger for ethics

It’s great to go to a conference hosted by the International Center for Studies in Creativity. These are folks who know what it takes to enliven, engage, and encourage creativity and creative thinking. The event is a home-coming for me because the ICSC is my alma mater, and as well as extending a welcome to […]

The influence of time on creativity – great short video – shows time is a creativity tool

It’s worth the two minutes to see the effect of time on creativity.  If you let it, this video can spark new thinking about why you might want to encourage, support, and welcome creativity and creativity thinking day-to-day wherever you are. Nice thought piece for World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 -21.  Maybe by […]

Fun Failure: How to Make Learning Irresistible | MindShift

See on Scoop.it – Creativity and Learning InsightsFailure is a positive act of creativity,” Katie Salen said. Scientists, artists, engineers, and even entrepreneurs can advance their learning through having fun.See on blogs.kqed.org Marci Segal, MS. Creativity and Change Leadership. Freeing leaders’ thinking so they can create new futures.

Holacracy One Experiential Workshop Isn't

I recently went to a certification workshop to learn about holacracy and am writing about the experience over a series of blog posts. This post describes the learning environment in Holocracy One’s Experiential Workshop, their introduction to holocracy. Expectations walking in Holocracy, the depth of its idea and principles, are new to me.  I’d been […]

Refund denied. Helpful Hints for Dealing with Holacracy One.

Just back from a disappointing one week Holacracy One (HO) certification program that promises participants will • Explore the leading-edge of human organization • Learn new “sense and respond” habits and practices • Learn how to “facilitate beyond ego” • Practice, practice, practice their method! It doesn’t promise to ruthlessly crush others as needed, yet […]

Intellectual Hide-and-Seek Taught in Schools

The more I work with leadership teams the more I see the influence intellectual hide and seek being played, and, I wonder what the fix is, or even if a fix is needed. Ronald Beghetto, a University of Oregon College of education researcher, is bringing attention to the micro-moments in class during which teachers influence […]