In today’s episode of Creative Lift, Creating Space: Reflecting in the Attic, we’re building on last week's exploration of an inner, mental space, specifically designed for reflection. Today, we'll step into that space and try an activity together called The Emotion Jars. You'll consider the...
How do you feel about creative feedback? This is a tough question for me, because often my mind responds one way and my heart responds another. But even that either/or frame falls short of sorting...
You’ve probably heard the question somewhere before: Are you a plotter or a pantser? But, have you ever considered the possibility that you might not be either of these, in fact, you just might be a...
Especially if you're the kind of person who always has a thousand ideas, learning to brainstorm more effectively may seem pointless. After all, if you already have too many ideas, why generate more?...
It's a question I've heard so many times: Should I make this choice or that one? The creative process is filled with decisions large and small. We need a compass to guide our decision-making so that...
Design Thinking starts with empathy. If we were making a widget or any solution to meet an external user’s need, we’d want that empathy to begin with the people for whom our solution was designed....
The more original, the more interesting, the more important your creative work is, the harder you have to work to craft the bridge between what’s in your mind and the person on the other side of the...
While it may be more obvious to play while brainstorming new ideas, play is also valuable throughout the other phases of the creative process. Play is the trap door into the creative process that...
How seriously do you take decisions? Do you hover on the edge of decisions as though you're paused on a diving board, anticipating the cold impact of the water? Or do you plunge on in, but pop out...
Today's episode focuses on what can sometimes be an unpopular subject. Failure. Before you decide to skip this one, know this: failure is a key part of playing games. Play is our most valuable...
