I have studied learning and creativity for thirty years. We humans think from our egos and we create from our egos. It’s all about “me me me.” Even people who are social activists often come from a place of “what can I do? I need to do more. I need to help.” Because of this…
“I am dancing and the fire is near me. I’m afraid of it, but I know my dance is more important. My dance is fiercer than any fire. I will keep dancing even if I am consumed in flames. I will use my terror of the fire to fuel me…it will only make my dance…
A bubble has space inside it. The bubble is a container—it contains space. A photograph is also a container—it contains an image, a moment in time. A sentence is a container — it contains a thought. If we don’t have a way to contain something, it doesn’t exist. Magic potions are only potions because they’ve…
Creativity is kind of like soup. If we want to make soup we need a strong pot. Because of course, if the pot leaks, we lose the soup. I work with creative people. They don’t need more ideas. What they need is a way to manage the flow. They need a way to feel safe…
Many years ago during the summer after I received my PhD, I stood on the mountain overlooking Berkeley and the bay. It was late at night, with a brilliant, star-filled sky. I gazed out over the city and Bay and committed to myself that I was going to live a creative life. Creativity was going…
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