To be and stay creative, keep feeding your mind new ideas and information. Try new things. Visit new places; different parts of the world. Take a different route home from work. Learn a new language. Read Wikipedia entries about topics you [...]
If you drop your gloves at a restaurant or the mall, they probably have a lost-and-found spot at the customer service or security desk. But, what do you do when you lose something in a public park? An innovative solution is [...]
Over the past several years, I've had the good fortune to be able travel around Europe. I've taken tens of thousands of pictures. I love this shot below. Terra cotta roof tiles, and lush, greens hills a patchwork alternating vineyards and [...]
The first and best tip I can offer to anyone wanting to be more creative and innovative is to start carrying an Idea Journal... Something to write your ideas on 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This could take [...]
Check out Jena McGregor's piece at BusinessWeek. Jena highlights great ideas that came about as a result of/during tough times. Very interesting. Makes you wonder what will come of our tough times. A History Of Big Ideas Enjoy.
Automated Teller Receipts (ATM) litter is a nuisance. More times than not, the area around an ATM looks like what's pictured below... a carpet of discarded transaction receipts. Do you even notice this anymore because it has become the standard appearance [...]
I've just returned from my first visit to Venice, Italy or Venezia as it's called locally. Ah... Venice... The beautiful city built on water... [required establishing shot here] While I the entire trip was terrific, I was especially impressed with this [...]
What appears to be a coaster with printing gone wrong... Am I drunk already? Is actually an optical illusion/secret messages that uses a Guinness glass as a decoder. What a brilliant idea, BBDO! Thanks to Darrin at BrandingFire Blog for finding [...]
It's listed in the official handbook of marketers, that for at least 36 hours after the Super Bowl, you must work as many references into your daily speaking and writing as possible. I didn't have the benefit of being able to [...]
