Dr. Roger Firestien has presented programs on innovation to over 600 organizations around the world including Fortune 500 corporations, government agencies, universities, associations, hospitals, and religious institutions.
Roger has written seven books and hundreds of articles on the creative process. His books include Why didn’t I think of that? and Create in a Flash. His latest book, Solve the REAL problem is available as an audiobook on Amazon.
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In the May edition of Innovation Espresso®, Pull Up the Window Shades - You're Seven Miles High, I described a flight from my home in Buffalo to our family farm in northern Colorado. I lamented the fact that most passengers kept their window shades down—sometimes for...
Last month, I attended the Creative Problem-Solving Institute (CPSI). It is an annual creativity conference that has been going on since 1955. I have been participating in and leading sessions at the conference since the early 1980s. This year, one of the sessions I...
At least once a month, I have a two-hour Zoom call with my colleague and friend, Dr. Laree Kiely. We call it our “church.” Laree is in Northern California. I’m in Buffalo, NY. Laree and I met more than 30 years ago when we were both teaching at a leadership conference...
View of the Rocky Mountains from the Sky Deck at Sunset.If you’ve flown recently, you may have noticed something curious: more and more passengers keep the window shades down—sometimes for the entire flight. That happened to me on a recent trip from Buffalo to Denver....
When was the last time you completely lost track of time?
I turned 70 on Thanksgiving Day last year. I did all the things you’re supposed to do at this age:☑ Had my annual physical☑ Saw my cardiologist☑ Met with my financial planner☑ Checked in with my estate attorney to make sure my will and trust were in order☑ And I...
A year ago, I realized I’d stopped writing what truly mattered. My words were polished, but hollow — built for the algorithm, not the reader. Here’s the story of how I rediscovered my creative voice.
Discover how creating a simple morning ritual can transform your day. From the Skydeck in Colorado to a quiet pond in Buffalo, Roger Firestien shares how intentional practices boost clarity, creativity, and focus.
Photo credit: Judith FirestienSince January, I’ve been splitting my time between my home in Buffalo, New York, and our family farm near Greeley, Colorado. Not long ago, I wandered out onto the 130 acres that my father once farmed, owned, and ultimately sold—land that...
Bobby Lebel is a world-class musician. He began playing guitar at the age of nine and has never stopped. In 1998, he was inducted into the Buffalo, New York Music Hall of Fame, the same year Buffalo native Harold Arlen, composer of “Somewhere Over The Rainbow”, “It’s...