Monthly Archives: June 2009

Tips For Creativity & Problem Solving: “Live In PLAY” Interview

It's always an honor when someone cares to hear your advice. It is my pleasure to share with you a BlogRadio interview I was part of on Saturday evening that featured... well... me and Idea Sandbox! Jenny Ward, the Chief Play [...]

Tips For Creativity & Problem Solving: “Live In PLAY” Interview

Take Charge Of Your Life With Problem-Solving

One of my favorite books about problem-solving is Ken Watanabe's best-selling book, Problem-Solving 101. In this article, I outline Watanabe's lesson for finding the root cause of a problem - a key concept. But,  before I get into the details, let's [...]

Take Charge Of Your Life With Problem-Solving

Nescafe Jabs Their Coffee Sticks At Starbucks

Feeling the need to defend yourself is a sign you feel threatened. Spending money on advertising to dissuade or change people's minds about your competition is a sign you are afraid. My buddy, John Moore from Brand Autopsy, sent me these [...]

Nescafe Jabs Their Coffee Sticks At Starbucks

In The Box Thinking With Dan Heath

The internet is like a multi-story department store... You could spend all day exploring different levels, come back the next day and find more stuff you hadn't seen the day before. I originally missed finding this talk, but happy to share [...]

In The Box Thinking With Dan Heath

Johnnie Walker: Keep Walking “Fold-In” Ad

Whisky brand, Johnnie Walker, has been running their "Keep Walking" brand campaign for quite a while now. It's designed to "inspire personal progress." The ads feature the yellow, dapper, top hat-wearing silhouette from their bottles... the striding man. The most recent [...]

Johnnie Walker: Keep Walking “Fold-In” Ad

Hand-Drawn “Fold-In” Puzzle, Circa 1979

As a kid I was always fascinated by the Mad Magazine "Fold-In" puzzles that would appear on the inside back cover. A fold-in featured a full drawing with a caption that - when folded properly - revealed a hidden picture and [...]

Hand-Drawn “Fold-In” Puzzle, Circa 1979

Top 10 Blogs To Stimulate Your Creativity

Roger von Oech - author, inventor, consultant, and creativity guru - posted his It is an honor that Idea Sandbox was on that list. With hundreds (thousands?) of sites to choose from, narrowing it down to 10 had to be a [...]

Top 10 Blogs To Stimulate Your Creativity

How To Create The Perfect (Brain) Storm

Have you ever been in a brainstorming or strategy meeting where all the elements seemed just right and ideas just kept flowing and flowing? You and your team were able to hit ideas "out of the park?" Chances are you had...the [...]

How To Create The Perfect (Brain) Storm
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