Stupidity Insurance

Proofreading makes you look as smart as possible. Ever show someone a heap of great work with a little mistake in it — and all he can see is the mistake? I’ve been on both sides of that frustration. As my eighth grade grammar teacher, David Trowbridge,...

Can You Teach Creativity?

People ask me, “Can you really teach creativity?” I think they ask this because I teach creativity. And, I guess, they don’t think I really can. Here's my answer:Are there things I could say to you, resources that I could deny you, a dreary place I could put you,...

On Finding Courage

What a treat to spend the lunch hour yesterday with the courageous board of trustees and senior staff of The House of Hope for Alcoholics, Inc. Why “courageous”? Because they are devoted to charging through stereotypes, into the messy reality of combating...

Finding Courage

As individuals, we face risk everyday with courage. Yet when we are in groups, we seem to lose our courage. How can our organizations develop institutional courage? This presentation offers a 60-minute interactive seminar on courage, how fear debilitates, and how to...