Lateral Action
JULY 29, 2009
Jonathan Fields is obsessed with the process of creation. Over the last decade, he's created, built and sold two companies, helped launch nearly a dozen brands, launched the popular blogs Awake@TheWheel and Career Renegade and, in January, published the book, Career Renegade: How to Make a Great Living Doing What You Love under Random House' Broadway Books.
Lateral Action
JULY 23, 2009
David Airey, a graphic designer from Northern Ireland, has been involved in the creative arts since the 1990s when he enrolled on his first graphic design course. Having honed his skills working in the UK and the United States, he then made a conscious choice to specialise in logo design. Self-employed since 2005, David has amassed an impressive global client-list, including the likes of Yellow Pages (Canada), Giacom (England), and Berthier Associates (Japan).
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Lateral Action
JULY 19, 2009
You wouldn't drink and drive. But would you drink and write? Maybe a glass of wine could be just the thing to get you started on that poem to your sweetheart. But how about a few beers before writing an important e-mail? Or a business proposal? Could you do with a shot of whisky before taking a phone call from a client? How about some Dutch courage before a big presentation?
Lateral Action
JULY 16, 2009
The charming “Heart and Soul” melody plays a starring role in this delightful clip from the 1988 Tom Hanks movie, Big. But there’s more going on in this magical scene than meets the eye. The kind of magic that can lead to big success for creatives and entrepreneurs, without having to sell your soul or count on wishes to get what you want. Big is the story of 12-year old Josh Baskin who makes a wish "to be big" to a magic fortune-telling machine at a local carnival.
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand
Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!
Lateral Action
JULY 13, 2009
Photo by inottawa. Once upon a time, a creativity researcher asked a group of schoolchildren to write her some stories. She encouraged them to write about whatever they liked and let their imaginations run free. Reading through the stories, she was disappointed. Instead of wild imaginations she found tame thoughts and lame tales. The tales tended to be very tedious and unimaginative, as if the children were stuck with this very restricted way of thinking.
Lateral Action
JULY 9, 2009
German-American poet, novelist and short story writer Charles Bukowski consciously absorbed the world around him as he inhabited the bars and rooming houses in the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles. It was here that the “Laureate of American Lowlife” gathered material for much of his writing career - telling the story of drunks, gamblers and down-and-outs, of which he was all three.
Lateral Action
JULY 1, 2009
Creativity guru Roger von Oech recently listed his choice of 10 Blogs to Stimulate Your Creativity at Blogs.com. It’s a great list, featuring several of my favourites plus some new discoveries: Althouse Bad Banana Belmont Club Idea Sandbox Innovation Tools Lateral Action Logic + Emotion Philosophistry Wishful Thinking Visit the original post to read Roger’s […].
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