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On Ideas

Just read: Scott Belsky’s Making Ideas Happen

April 12, 2010

I met Scott Belsky last fall at a conference and then spent a little time with him in NYC recently. He was kind enough to send me an advance copy of his new book, Making Ideas Happen. I have not had a book lay my soul bare like this one did in a long, long [...]

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Now What?

March 5, 2010Lists

Been thinking about what to write next and have too many ideas, so I’ll just put them all out here, and see if anyone is reading and cares: 1. The Seven Brand Archetypes 2. How Ideas Take Shape 3. Communication Architecture (con’t) 4. The Top 10 Book & Thinkers on Ideas (IMHO) 5. Deconstruction (con’t) [...]

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Deconstruction instead of brainstorming

Thumbnail image for Deconstruction instead of brainstorming February 11, 2010On Ideas

Brainstorming is taught as the primary tool for creative thinking. The problem is it doesn’t work. Don’t get me wrong. There are some who do it well. IDEO is legendary for their ability to brainstorm. They have rules painted on the walls. Everyone learns them. It works for them. They are the exception, not the [...]

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Where Kevin Rose’s idea for Digg was born

February 10, 2010On Ideas

via img214.imageshack.us Just saw this on Bryson Moore’s blog, and think it is a great photo for a three reasons: 1. It shows the power of thinking visually. 2. It shows how to get ideas down on paper. 3. It shows that tools you love help facilitate #1 and #2. I don’t know Kevin, and [...]

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How Ideas Take Shape

Thumbnail image for How Ideas Take Shape January 29, 2010Take Shape

Ideas do not come into the world fully formed. They take shape. This drawing is a model for bringing ideas to life. It is based on the acronym for Shape — See, Hear, Ask, Play, Engage. I used to hate acronyms until I studied the word. It is Greek and literally means the “tip of [...]

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Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard

January 26, 2010Books to Read

They’ve done it again. You don’t have to be a prophet to know that the ideas that Dan & Chip put forth in this book are going to enter the lexicon quickly. Their ability to find disparate stories and weave them into a cohesive narrative is rivaled only by Malcolm Gladwell (IMHO). But it is [...]

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Doing versus thinking…

January 20, 2010Agency

It’s really nice to just sit and think about things – to roll them around in your mind, take them apart and reconstruct them in various ways. In a way, it is very satisfying. But only in a way – and that way is fleeting. Just a moment. Doing is very different. It is messy [...]

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