It is so easy to confuse creativity and innovation. To most, the words are synonymous. After all, innovation doesn’t exist without creativity. What is less obvious is that creativity without innovation exists all over the place. Don’t get me wrong, creativity is important. It’s a necessity, and I love it for so many things. In … Continue Reading
Archive for January, 2009
Tracking the Creative Journey
Posted in: Creative Process
Tags: Michael Bierut, Moleskine, artist notebook, […]
0 30 JAN
Tags: Michael Bierut, Moleskine, artist notebook, […]
0 30 JAN
Yesterday morning I read an inspiring post by Michael Bierut of the Design Observer. Over his twenty-six year career as an artist, Bierut has tracked his creative journey in a series of eight-five composition notebooks. In his post, Bierut displays pictures of some of his page layouts. Mostly consisting of meeting notes and scattered ideas, and … Continue Reading
How to Be an Innovator, Part 5
Posted in: How to Be an Innovator
Tags: P&G, Seth Godin, competition, […]
0 29 JAN
Tags: P&G, Seth Godin, competition, […]
0 29 JAN
In the last post for How to Be an Innovator on January 15, we discussed the importance of strategic partnerships. This week we’ll tackle the importance of competition. For all its downfalls, competition makes us better. As the proverb says, iron sharpens iron, and this is rarely more true than in the marketplace. Producing innovation and … Continue Reading
“Art is everywhere. It finds its origin in everything, and ultimately reflects the beauty of the Creator.” ~ Chris Wilcox, Chris Paul Design, L.L.C. This Week: A New Design for NYC’s P.S. 1 Creativity requires constraint. The current economic recession provided all kinds of fodder for architects Hillary Sample and Michael Meredith, winners of the … Continue Reading
How to Get Your Creative Groove On is an original series by Perch. This week we discuss the obstacles that can block creativity and innovation and how to overcome them. Week 7: Overcome Obstacles Problems can create opportunity for creativity, but they can also gang up to form a creative block. Here are a few tips on … Continue Reading
