#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...
#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...
#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...
#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...
#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...
#CrayonProject, Creativity, Play, Scarce Skills
So, is Creativity declining? The short answer is yes. It has been in America since 1990. From 1990 to 2008 there has been a steady decline in creativity in the US, according to research conducted by Kyung Hee Kim at the College of William & Mary. While I...
