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Creativity is Interesting, Virtuosity is Inspiring
Well… to be honest, I’m getting little tired of hearing about how creative I must be; F%$# you, I’ll be who I am – you go and be fresh and new and different, I’m going to concentrate on being a better me. I want to be a virtuoso.
Continue reading...Permission to Suck 2010 Reading List w/ Author’s Video
2. December 2010
These are some of the titles that contributed to the thinking behind Permission To Suck. Each title is accompanied by the author's video and a live link to the book title.
Continue reading...Part 3 – Permission To Suck / Talent Zoo Interview
28. November 2010
Companies love predictable results because they can manage them. Creativity isn’t like that; it’s messy, surprising, and unpredictable with every stroke of brilliance. I’m much more apt to respond to a “creative culture” in a positive way than to “creative process”.
Continue reading...Part II – Permission To Suck / Talent Zoo Interview
23. November 2010
I use the term creativity a lot because it’s what communicates well but it’s a little like saying, “do you believe in God?” – what the hell does that mean anyway? The safest thing is to say, yes – then define God in your own terms. “Be creative” – it’s in you, define it yourself.
Continue reading...Revisiting Permission to Suck and Listening to Springsteen
18. November 2010
Early on we were lamenting about how hard it can be to try something new because after a long career there is a tendency to feel as though every new thing has to be a masterpiece. It feels as though your reputation rides on your next photo or your next song; one false move and you’re discovered for a fraud.
Continue reading...Professional Ego Wrestling
9. November 2010
Professional creatives perform a near constant wrestling match with ego. In crowded fields of talent, ego is all at once responsible for relentlessly pushing a creative vision and crushing it to death.
Continue reading...Autonomous Linchpins Motivated to find Creativity in Liquid Networks
26. October 2010
My life is a trial of slow hunch and error; semi-baked ideas patiently awaiting resolution. Epiphanies are ideas that move suddenly from semi to mostly baked after a slow burn and ultimately rely on staying connected to adjacent possibilities to facilitate the serendipity of adaptive re-purposing.
Continue reading...Why Do You Take Photographs?
19. October 2010
Call it our passion but if you’re anything like me, it’s mostly taken for granted until discovering a void. If I'm selling my value and forget my "WHY", then my cause is lost. Here's me starting with "WHY".
Continue reading...Branding with Authentic Poetic Faith
15. October 2010
A good brand constitutes “poetic faith”. They tell a “semblance of the truth sufficient to procure for these shadows of imagination that willing suspension of disbelief”. The critical word here being: "willing".
Continue reading...Why Do You Do What You Do; Why Should I Care?
12. October 2010
“Why” is your deepest inside stuff. If you don't know why you do what you do, how can you expect others to believe in you; why should they care? Actions without a cause don’t accumulate followers.
Continue reading...Video Interviews with Creative Professionals
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6. December 2010
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