Creativity Lessons From Jim Henson: Start Playing! Creativity Lessons From Jim Henson...humor helps Image: Canva.com There are so many Creativity Lessons from Jim Henson. He was a genius: innovative, playful, whimsical, funny, driven. I LOVED The Muppet Show growing up. 7PM PST Sunday nights, [...]
Adaptability Mindset Lessons from improv comedy to change your life and leadership Adaptability Mindset Through Improv Comedy Adaptability Mindset is a growth mindset. Sure, risk-taking can be scary. It doesn't have to be. And we need risk-taking for creativity and innovation and for personal as [...]
Your Team Is An Improv Group Your team IS an improv group. Collaboration Is What High-Performing Teams Do Every team in a business setting is an improv group. I don't care what kind of business you are in or work for - every business [...]
Let's talk about a serious issue... Less serious does not mean less professional. Being less serious. THE false narrative many buy into, "Less serious means less professional." "I won't be taken SERIOUSLY." I DISAGREE. LOOK. I get it. I led global communications and marketing teams in tech [...]
Friday the 29th is National Fun at Work Day! Some people think play is frivolous. It isn't. And it's time to change the narrative on play. Play is good for our mental well-being, happiness and for #innovation in #marketing, #products, across the company and your life. It's how you play [...]
And not in that order. Improvisation has changed my world. It's changed everything in 20 years for me. It’s not just about honing your funny bone (and it will, Virginia, I promise!); the true lessons of improvisation are about so much more than being funny. In fact, improvisation [...]
Interactive Storytelling Lessons from Silent Film Era Physical Comedy Interactive storytelling is not an option today. If you are not doing it, you will be left behind. Harold Lloyd’s silent comedy was story *crack* to my 9-year-old brain. Here was a silent film era comedy stuntman who relied [...]
Play Increases Self-Awareness Play increases self-awareness and that is key to leadership. Do you know how you play? Fun at Work Day - Playfulness Matters I love playing. We don’t play enough as adults. That’s what kids do and it matters. We know play is connected [...]
Now Go Innovate - Corporate Innovation Cartoon Go Innovate! Far too often, we tell people all the things they shouldn't do in the workplace. 1. Don't rock the boat 2. Don't make mistakes 3. Don't forget we need 20% return 4. Don't try new things 5. [...]
Humor and Branded Content - How to Show Audiences You "Get it" Humor and Branded Content This month I published a piece on humor and branded content and native advertising in the latest updates for the Native Advertising Institute. It's getting harder to get and keep [...]
