Creativity and Innovation

A Funny Thing Happened On My Way To A Good Story…

This is a guest post about the boom of storytelling, brought to us by the fabulous Erica W. Jamieson. When I bought tickets to a recent GrandSLAM event by The Moth at the Echoplex in Los Angeles, my husband figured we would be two – maybe ten – in the audience. How many people could [...]

October 15, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Poll: What’s Your Favorite Hobby?

I was inspired by today’s Copyblogger post, which discussed numerous ways that bloggers (or simply anyone) can connect with people through the types of content they produce and share. The list reminded me of questions you’d want to have in your cocktail party question arsenal – in a good, meaningful and relevant way. I also [...]

September 27, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

The Creative Scavenger Hunt: What Did You Discover This Week?

I love to find “treasures.” Hidden treasures, not so hidden ones, ones that no one else understands but me. Sometimes when I travel, I put together my own Creative Scavenger Hunt – a few simple goals for guiding discoveries on my trips. But I recently realized that we don’t have to go far to find [...]

July 9, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

On Starting Fires, Magical Authenticity and Truth: Danielle LaPorte Interview

Blissful. Prompted. Loved. Challenged. Eager. Five of the many words that describe my feelings when I found Danielle LaPorte and her amazing creation WhiteHotTruth.com just months ago. Upon discovery, I have since printed out many of her posts – some of them on my office wall, refrigerator door, and bedside table. I’ve forwarded them on [...]

May 8, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Poll: What’s Your Experience Expertise?

Expert: a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority. Latin origins: experīrī to try, experience. I’ve had a beautiful few days in Troncones, exploring new activities and having some very cool and real conversations with folks here. With each conversation, I’ve learned some small, medium and big things: – [...]

March 17, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Beyond Blogging: Just Do It

Picture this. It was a bitter cold Friday night in Chicago, just over a year ago. I didn’t feel like getting slapped in the face with a rather wicked wind chill so it was a Hot Pocket night for me. I spent the entire weekend indoors building my blog. There wasn’t any particular impetus to [...]

February 12, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

On Keeping Journals, Finding Ralph and Morning Pages

Post written by Laura Cococcia. You can follow Laura on Twitter. jour·nal (n.) – a periodical presenting articles on a particular subject I moved back to New York City almost six months ago. And last week, I found all of my personal journals in two unpacked boxes that currently serve as coffee tables. I discovered [...]

January 8, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

January Reader Survey: Just A Minute

Post written by Laura Cococcia. You can follow Laura on Twitter. Just a Minute is the brainchild of August Street; good friend Liss at Daydream Lily introduced me to this in a post last week on her beautiful site. What a perfect way to start the kickoff the 2010 cultural conversation – and survey the [...]

January 2, 2010 CONTINUE READING →