Books Can Help Nurture Young Inventors Several years ago, while I was leading innovation work at my healthcare organization, I helped judge projects entered in a college incubator competition. The students were vying for funds to further develop their innovative ideas...
When You Need Creative Problem-Solving I presented a session last fall at the state of Washington’s annual improvement conference titled Quick and Easy Creativity Techniques to Get Unstuck. The participants were from public agencies and other organizations in need of...
The Beauty of Imagination As we sprint-scramble-crawl-drag-gasp toward the end of 2020, I want (need) to remember there are so many examples of positive imagination at play in the world. When I’m feeling low or exhausted, looking at beautiful art or innovative...
Focus of My Blog
In addition to providing occasional updates about my book projects, my goal is twofold: (1) encourage creative practice in our lives and writing by sharing easy-to-try methods and (2) provide helpful, honest details and encouragement to kids, teachers, other writers and those considering or already deep into the writing life.