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Day 2 at Ringling’s AI & Creativity Symposium: From Tools to Powers ai creativity expression ideas imagination reflection risk tools Oct 14, 2025

Day 2 at Ringling’s AI & Creativity Symposium: From Tools to Powers

By 9 a.m., the mood had shifted from Day 1’s big questions to Day 2’s lived practice.

The halls buzzed less about which model to try and more about who we must become to use any model well.

If yesterday asked what...

Reflections: Day 1 at Ringling’s AI and Creativity Innovation Symposium ai art and design creativity design design education ringling college tools Oct 13, 2025

Reflections: Day 1 at Ringling’s AI and Creativity Innovation Symposium

I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the AI and Creative Innovation Ringling College of Art and Design: Advocating for Artists and Designers Symposium. It wasn’t the typical conference about technology instea

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From Improv to Innovation: Redefining Education as the Human Experience human experience improv innovation reimagine education Sep 24, 2025

From Improv to Innovation: Redefining Education as the Human Experience

Life unfolds as a tapestry of impromptu moments, weaving unpredictability into our existence. From chance encounters that forge lifelong friendships, maybe even love to unexpected opportunities that alter our p

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A Rebuttal to Clay Shirky New York Times Article: Thinking Beyond Blue Books, Rethinking AI, and the Future of Learning ai clay shirky future of learning new york ties rethinking ai Sep 11, 2025

A Rebuttal to Clay Shirky New York Times Article: Thinking Beyond Blue Books, Rethinking AI, and the Future of Learning

Clay Shirky is right about one thing: higher education is not in the information transfer business. But where he sees salvation in a return to medieval blue books

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Book Review: Click: How to Make What People Want by Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky agile click design thinking foundation sprint innovation knapp management design thinking sprint zeratsky Sep 04, 2025

Book Review: Click: How to Make What People Want by Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky

In the crowded world of innovation methodologies, few books arrive that truly reset the conversation. Click: How to Make What People Want by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky is one of those rare contribution

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Innovation is Farming: Three Tools To Help Culture Thrive culture culture for innovation farming innovation three tools for culture building three tools for innovation Sep 03, 2025

Innovation is Farming: Three Tools to Help Culture Thrive

When most people talk about innovation, they talk about speed.

Hackathons. Disruption. Sprints. Yes, those are fun. Who doesn't love the intense periods of dynamic engagement and silo-breaking?

It’s exciting, but it’s al

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Working on Creative Blocks cognitive blocks creativity ideo self doubt tools Aug 28, 2025

Working on Creative Blocks

We all have aspirations, not just in our careers, but in our capacity to create, solve problems, and leave a meaningful mark.

We dream of innovative solutions, fresh ideas, and powerful contributions.

Yet many of us find ourselves held back.

Not b

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Reframing the Game: How Nike Used Empathy and Innovation to Sign Michael Jordan adidas air jordans converse nike reframe reframing Aug 08, 2025

What if the secret to winning wasn’t having the biggest budget or the deepest legacy, but the boldness to reframe the rules of the game?

In 1984, Nike was an underdog in the world of basketball. Adidas had the swagger. Converse had the stars. Nike? They were a running shoe company on the fringes of...

Reframing: The Most Underrated Strategic Skill of the 21st Century air jordans improv michael jordan nike reframing Aug 04, 2025

What if the key to stronger teams, better decisions, and more resilient leadership wasn’t a new tool, certification, or tech stack?

In a world where complexity and uncertainty are accelerating, the leaders and organizations that thrive aren’t the ones with the most resources. They’re the ones who k...

The kiss cam rolled. The crowd laughed. And a company nearly crumbled. astronomer coldplay crisis gwyneth paltrow improv kiss cam reframe Jul 28, 2025

At a Coldplay concert in July 2025, the CEO and Chief People Officer of a data company were unexpectedly caught on the stadium kiss cam, mid-embrace. What followed was a viral firestorm, a moment meant for fun (sort of), suddenly layered with scandal, exposure, and a PR nightmare. It became a master...

Where are all my Barcelona fans at? An Innovation Lesson on Redevelopment barcelona fc barcelona futbol redevelopment soccer speech ted ted talk Jul 08, 2025

On a recent trip to Barcelona, I had the privilege of touring the construction site of the new Camp Nou, FC Barcelona’s iconic home. While we may look at the image and see cranes and concrete, it represents something much deeper in how innovation, sustainability, and identity can come together to re...

From Pilgrimage to Platform: A TEDx Reflection ai barcelona creativity d.school ideo spain speaking speech ted talk tedx Jun 02, 2025

I walked the Camino to remember something I had forgotten: That the heaviest burdens aren’t in our backpacks… They’re in our minds.

And this weekend, at TEDx ESEI International Business School Barcelona, I walked another kind of path, one made not of dirt and stone, but of stories, movement, meanin...

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