What If Robin Williams Hijacked Your Meeting?

Imagine you run into a technical difficulty and your program is delayed momentarily…when the show is suddenly preempted by Robin Williams with an impromptu stand-up performance.  Can you imagine it?  Here it is:

Herding Cats

How do you herd cats?  Can you herd cats?  Good questions…probably most of us would automatically say, "No."   I’d be right there with you!  Until I read the following:

What if you changed something about the conditions in which you were attempting to herd the cats?  Allan Cohen claims "the ability to herd cats…by tilting [...]

Community: The Structure of Belonging

Picked up a copy of Peter Block’s latest, Community: The Structure of Belonging.  Always interesting, Block comes at a core interest of mine from a very interesting angle.  There’s something really "take the pebbles from my hand, grasshopper" about Block’s writing.  This book is no exception.  Several cool discoveries already.  I’ll put some up tomorrow.

News from the Jungle

Anytime we’re near the Indiana Jones ride…we just have to stop in. Debbie’s favorite ride. And cool stuff along the way.

Mother’s Day at Disneyland

Here we are…the Happiest Place on Earth. About to hit the Tower of Terror. The one on the right is Eric.

What’s Your 4 Minute-Mile?

One of my favorite blogs is Mavericks at Work.  If you haven’t added it to your regular reading you’re really missing out.  In a recent post Bill Taylor referred to the 70 year effort to break the 4 minute mark for the mile.  It seemed unreachable.  Then it happened, followed by a sudden burst of [...]

News from the Patio

Sunday afternoon.  A little after 5:00 p.m.  62°F.  Listening to a little Long Road Out of Eden.  Digging the 5 and 0 playoff Lakers!  Kobe is the MVP!

Getting the coals ready for a little chicken with the jammin’ Asian Sesame Dressing from the Southern Living "Our Best Recipes."  Pair that with Debbie’s fabulous potato salad…you’ve [...]

The Riddle: Where Ideas Come From and How to Have Better Ones

One good thing about a cross-country flight?  I got to read The Riddle: Where Ideas Come From and How to Have Better Ones in one sitting.  Very interesting stuff.

Is it possible to improve your creative edge?   The central premise of The Riddle is that we can not only understand how people have new ideas…but can [...]