by mvboronowski | Sep 18, 2013 | Creativity
Creating an Awesome Brainstorm I love brainstorming. Whether we’re planning a camping trip, riffing on hilarious “what if?!” scenarios, solving a complex technical problem or strategizing for the upcoming school year, the creative exercise of collecting ideas is one...
by mvboronowski | Aug 8, 2013 | Creativity
The Potentiality’s Cartoonist in Residence, Phil Skipper, has an interesting take on creativity. Here is how Phil captured our personal and collective definitions of creativity: “Creativity means artistry. Poetry, web design, math, bicycle repair, public speaking....
by mvboronowski | Jun 29, 2013 | Creativity
Describing how we kill stuff like exams, exercise routines, and/or big meals, reflects a shortcoming of creativity in North America (where such phrases are used most often). The casual language and colloquialisms with which we speak and write say a lot about our...
by mvboronowski | Mar 6, 2013 | Creativity
We all know of the age old wisdom that says how much you get out of something has a direct correlation to how much you put in. But there is an exception to every rule. Art is one of the few learning tools that can produce an effect even when a person is totally...
by mvboronowski | Feb 6, 2013 | Creativity
Alfred Hitchcock said, “Ideas come from everywhere.” So why is it that when we are most in need of a great idea, they are suddenly nowhere to be found? I have heard a few times the lamenting of people who share a love for art and design, but just don’t think it is for...
by mvboronowski | Dec 19, 2012 | Creativity
Many of us use the holidays or vacations as an excuse to disregard what we would normally do in everyday life. We eat and drink too much, indulge in the excesses of the season and then spend our New Year’s resolutions trying to make up for it. We give ourselves...