Some of my best ideas come to me when I am driving a tractor on SK Herefords ranch near Medina, New York. The ranch is owned by my friend Phil Keppler and his partner David Schubel. SK Herefords grazes 400 head of cattle on 800 acres of land, and it’s where I go when...
I admit it. I have put on some weight. Some people call it the after-50 spread. I call it eating good food, enjoying wine and not having a regular exercise regime. This year, it was time to lose a few pounds and tune up my flexibility. In February, I started working...
by Ashley Cournyea I spend a lot of time talking to my bulldog, Tucker. Whether he understands me is not important, but how he responds is. If am brainstorming for a personal challenge, I tell Tucker everything I come up with. Guess what he does? He defers judgment....
Watch The Video to learn about my forty-year love affair with creativity: Or, forty years of Creative Problem Solving (CPS) Process evolution. Video Transcript: Dr. Roger Firestien, Senior Faculty Member at the International Center for Studies in Creativity at SUNY...
Great sport teams practice. Great symphony orchestras practice. Fire departments practice. They practice so that when they must perform at peak effectiveness under extremely stressful conditions, they can execute extremely well. Question: When do we practice team...
Dr. Roger Firestien, Innovation Consultant – Keynote address at Northern Chautauqua Community Foundation Economic Development Summit, May 2017. Creativity and Innovation isn’t just for corporations. It is for anyone looking to improve their community—whether in...
