Life is risk.

For years, I've been teaching Personal Creativity & Innovation at the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University. Most semesters, we dive into a business case on Cirque du Soleil. From Harvard Business Publishing, this narrative helps develop a...

Time To Set Some Goals

To my Ohio State creativity students (and anyone using Carry Forth): Maybe I haven't been asking the right question. Each year, I ask my creativity students to list their goals. But, well, something isn't happening. The answers aren't answering the...

A play, a sermon, a poem

Holy shirt! Something has happened. Something good. A sudden burst of productivity. During this week, amid a delightful crush of workaday (whatever that means) appointments, presentations and travel, I have also written: a play, a sermon, a poem. The play is called...

Psst. Wanna hear some lectures on marketing?

For the first time, after two decades of teaching, I believe I just might have reached the level of competence. And you are invited. On Mondays at 6:45 p.m., I am at CCAD for a dozen weekly lectures on consumer behavior, teaching a course called Marketing:...

Under Your Nose

Why do we so often miss the obvious? Why do our co-workers, children, and spouses miss what is clearly right in front of them? Why does our radar so often miss picking up the signals? Here are two examples. They might work better if you click on the bottom right...

Welcome to the Creativity Students

Doug Dangler is the coordinator for the Writing Center and the digital media specialist for The Ohio State University’s Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing. He recently asked me, “What do you wish all your students knew about your...