Tag Archive | "Creative Process"
ASSASSINS: Dissonance
With this post we're kicking off a series on the "assassins" of the creative process. (This series is loosely based on a part of my talk "Create Or Die: Thriving in the Create-On-Demand World.") Dissonance can be a personal and organizational creativity assassin, but if we're careful to stamp it out we can clear the way for healthy creating.
Continue reading...The Straw-Man and the Burn Draft
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Let's call this one a "letter to the editorial board" of corporate brainstormers. When we're in a collaborative meeting we need to put our best foot forward and lead with our best ideas. Get your burn draft out of the way early and start having "second-draft" discussions.
Continue reading...Enough?
Saturday, October 25, 2008
When is enough “enough”? We create and we tweak and we refine, but at some point we have to stop typing, designing, animating, etc., and say “enough.” Sometimes the decision is made for us by clients, managers, etc. (OK…time’s up…let’s see what you’ve done.) But for many of us who are juggling multiple projects and trying to [...]
Continue reading...Late Bloomers
Friday, October 17, 2008
Why do some artists recognize their brilliance immediately and some take years to hone their craft and find their unique voice? In the latest issue of The New Yorker, Malcolm Gladwell presents his research on genius and discusses some of the reasons why artists are either early or late bloomers.
Continue reading...Choice and Paralysis
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
A few years ago psychologist Barry Schwartz released The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less. The central argument of the book is that we as consumers are not better-off as a result of infinite choice but that choice does, in fact, force us to self-limit and to become “paralyzed” in the moment of decision. [...]
Continue reading...The Paradox of Rejection
Sunday, August 24, 2008
The paradox of rejection is that, if treated properly, it can be a tremendous source of growth for artists. In order to do this, however, we must be aware enough to properly respond to the situation and not react out of self-defense.
Continue reading...How A Trip To New Orleans Saved My Conceptual Soul
Friday, August 15, 2008
After a bit of a break, I'm officially back "on-the-wagon." But not before quite a bit of processing over what I experienced in New Orleans.
Continue reading...Play vs. Work
Monday, July 21, 2008
In this third installment of our "Battle Lines" series, we take a look at the arbitrary distinction we often make between work and play.
Continue reading...AC Groups
Monday, July 21, 2008
We're about to launch "AC Groups," which will be small gatherings of creatives in cities across the world. Want in? Want to host? Read on.
Continue reading...AC #117: (reset) Expectations
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Sometimes our [sub-conscious, unseen] expectations can impose artificial limits on our creative process. In this podcast we’re looking at how we need to occasionally reset our expectations of ourselves and our understanding of others’ expectations of us in order to be freed up to create.
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AC #135: John Winsor
In this interview, John Winsor of Crispin, Porter + Bogusky shares his insight on career and creating. John is the author of Spark and Beyond The Brand.
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- Dis-in-us on ASSASSINS: Dissonance: Todd, Nice post. I would add that figuring out a way to navigate the misalignments that are almost certain to...
- Beth Barany on AC #132: Seth Godin on ‘Tribes’: Loved the book and read it in an afternoon of commuting to and fro. I loved what he...
- Dallon Christensen on Reading + Listening List: I just started “The Knack” by Norm Brodsky and Bo Burlingham. I have just...
- Abi Tapia on AC #132: Seth Godin on ‘Tribes’: Great interview! And it looks Starbucks is listening, and trying to court the iPhone...
- bob on AC #132: Seth Godin on ‘Tribes’: I loved this interview and the book. Thanks so much for bringing it to my attention.
- Andre - Creative Directors Club on AC #132: Seth Godin on ‘Tribes’: Seth puts this well…. We are all leaders, and should begin...
- Simon Dupont on AC Podcast: #76, Keith Ferrazzi: I just heard this pod cast an am myself a creative person actually even went to the same school...
- Kurt Settles on Late Bloomers: An article from the future. Fantastic!
- Kurt Settles on Choice and Paralysis: Todd, Your post comes at a time when I’m experiencing that kind of paralysis. (Were you reading my...
- Christine on Choice and Paralysis: I experience this paralysis of choice daily! It happens every time I pick up an instrument and play just...
- My oldest is up at 6:15. We're in my home office listening to Star Wars music, he's drawing on whiteboard, I'm reading Thoughts In Solitude. via Twitter @ 7:44 am on 11/20
- thinking that humility really is the beginning of understanding anything. Once we grab onto it, we lose it. via Twitter @ 9:00 pm on 11/19
- Looking forward to settling down with Founders At Work tonight and a warm cup of decaf. via Twitter @ 7:26 pm on
- I think I'm going to kick back with a glass of wine and watch TV for a change. Or maybe I'll write all night. Coin toss? via Twitter @ 9:24 pm on 11/18
- I'm wasting way too many mental cycles contemplating a RAID backup strategy. Help me Obi Wan Kinobi. via Twitter @ 8:47 am on
- Can someone explain to me why this was SOOOO controversial? Insensitive? Maybe. Controversial?!? http://tinyurl.com/5qfndp via Twitter @ 8:57 pm on 11/17
- Set Godin has posted his Tribes Q&A eBook. http://tinyurl.com/6e3squ via Twitter @ 8:53 pm on
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