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Be Curious About Absolutely Everything – Start With 50 Questions

Be Curious About Absolutely Everything – Start With 50 Questions

#CrayonProject, #FlyingUnstable

Laoch Fhiosrach (pronounced Loch Eesroch). Irish for Interesting Warrior. It’s tattooed onto my left forearm. My preparation for this tatt was to send an email to a mate in Hawaii and a mate in Ireland to ask for a translation. I said that I’d use the...
Beautiful Innocence v My Corrupted Mind

Beautiful Innocence v My Corrupted Mind

#CrayonProject, Creativity, Disruption, Play

When you looked at the bottle (the cover image for this post) what did you see? Two bodies in an Intertwined Embrace, or 9 Dolphins? I saw the intertwined bodies (I needed help to see the dolphins). Children see the 9 dolphins. Simple explanation… they...
Words, Colours and the Stroop Effect

Words, Colours and the Stroop Effect

#CrayonProject, #FlyingUnstable, Creativity, Disruption, Play

Have you heard of the Stroop Effect? Before I explain what it is and why our brains get overloaded and in a muddle, try this simple exercise: Look at the words below and say the colour of the font out loud (don’t say the word, just the colour of the font) It may...
Colour Doesn’t Exist – We Live In A World Of Black And White

Colour Doesn’t Exist – We Live In A World Of Black And White

#CrayonProject, Creativity, Disruption, Play

Colour doesn’t exist – at least not in the literal sense Instead it exists in our minds, or in the way that people interpret light Until we have a way to describe something, we may not see its there For as long as I can remember, I’ve been curious...
The Gift of Boredom Is Creativity

The Gift of Boredom Is Creativity

#CrayonProject, Creativity, Disruption, Play

My entire life I’ve spent avoiding, and then if not successful, escaping boredom. As I reflect on this many years down the track, it seems a completely irrational fear of something I didn’t fully understand. How can you understand something you’ve...
Is Creativity The Most Important Leadership Skill?

Is Creativity The Most Important Leadership Skill?

#CrayonProject, Creativity, Leadership

In 2010 in an IBM Global CEO study creativity was highlighted as the most Important Leadership skill by 1 541 CEOs, general managers, and senior public sector leaders who represent different sizes of organisations in 60 countries and 33 industries. Chief executives...
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