Damn, I love sports. But not for the reason most people do. Yes, great competition is exhilarating. And it is an escape. Ask New Orleans Saints fans after Hurricane Katrina. Or Yankee fans after 9/11. Equally important, sports is a parable for life. It helps us understand aspects of the world which may seem … Read more
Call it one of the most generous severance packages ever. Yesterday, the Los Angeles Rams fired coach Jeff Fisher 10 days after announcing a two-year extension of his $7.0 million annual contract. Must be nice. Not only for Fisher who will pocket $14 million without having to spend one more night watching game films. But … Read more
Several pundits attributed the Trump victory to a desire by many Americans to voice their dissatisfaction with the establishment on both sides of the aisle. In politically incorrect terms, voters were giving the liberal and conservative establishment “the finger.” It did not matter if it was a direct vote for Trump or protest votes for … Read more
In his award winning video Everyday Creativity, National Geographic photographer Dewitt Jones suggests one key to living a creative life is by “reframing problems into opportunities.” Some people suggest Jones is merely restating the old adage, “Necessity is the mother of invention,” a time-tested principle which can be found in English translations of Plato’s Republic. … Read more
Two fundamental skills associated with creative or counter-intuitive thinking are: (1) detailed observation and (2) asking the right questions. (Source: The ImagineIt Project) In other words, we see something of interest and then ask, “What is this trying to tell me and why might it be important?” Sometimes a single experience will trigger an … Read more