by Roger Firestien | Sep 16, 2020 | Creativity
What is your Slab? Loving the creative process In front of my house, below the kitchen and dining room windows, I have a slab. It is a concrete pad. Several houses that were built in my neighborhood in the mid-1940’s have one. Over the years I have tried to use “the... by Roger Firestien | Jul 8, 2020 | Creativity
Creativity Is More Powerful Than A Pandemic The pandemic has forced us to be more creative in our everyday lives. Here are just a few examples: Drive-by birthday parties, virtual dinners and celebrations and even concerts in driveways Late night talk shows and... by Roger Firestien | May 19, 2020 | Creativity
What do you do when you are 89 years old and in the midst of a pandemic? Get creative! My family celebrated my mom’s 89th birthday at our farm in Colorado two days before the United States began to lock-down because of COVID-19. Ruth Firestien is my model of how to... by Roger Firestien | Apr 14, 2020 | Change, Creativity
Let’s take a break from the virus and go to the farm In the past month, I’ve seen other consultants help businesses transition their technology to meet our new distancing challenges. I have heard motivational speakers saying that this “could be the best... by Roger Firestien | Feb 25, 2020 | Creativity
What’s love got to do with creativity? Everything. Paul Cézanne, The Battle of Love – Image Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington If you want to be creative, fall in love with something. Introducing the intrinsic motivation theory of creativity, developed... by Roger Firestien | Jan 15, 2020 | Creativity, Innovation, Uncategorized
I’m not creative. Oh yes, you are. I have been in the creativity and innovation business for over 40 years. When I first meet someone and I tell them that I teach creativity and innovation at a university and that I am a creativity consultant, the number one reaction... 