Knot doodle: chicken. .
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Snapshot from My Studio: October 04, 2018 at 02:17PM
Getting into a state of flow is easier when you’re in the Creative Sandbox—that mindspace of being a 4-year-old, where it’s all about the joy of the process, not about trying to impress anyone, or make money, or win awards, or get into a show. It’s as if someone cast a SPELL on you!
A good spell, that makes you feel warm and fuzzy and buzzy and light, like you’re floating 2 inches off the ground, and could take on the world!
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That’s how I felt making this little doodle on a live-streamed Doodlecam today, here on Instagram! I shared exactly what was going through my head, each step of the way. Check it out in my Story. .
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Snapshot from My Studio: October 03, 2018 at 10:25AM
Happy hump day! Doodlebot got a little creating in, which is always a mood elevator, even if you’re feeling roasted from too much work the day before. .
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Snapshot from My Studio: October 03, 2018 at 10:25AM
Happy hump day! Doodlebot got a little creating in, which is always a mood elevator, even if you’re feeling roasted from too much work the day before. .
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#creativesandboxchallenge #inktober #doodle #doodlebot #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #imperfectionism #letitbecrappy #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #doodlesofinstagram #originalart #tinyart #abstractart #doodleart #creativesandboxway
178: Hiring vs. Cultivating Creativity

Note: For the fullest experience, I recommend listening to the podcast, as the audio version always contains additional comments and tangents not found in the blog post version.
I was at a friend’s son’s bar mitzvah on Saturday, and at the luncheon after the service I sat across from another friend I hadn’t seen in ages. She wanted to know what I’ve been up to since we last spoke, so I explained that I started a consultancy that helps teams and organizations cultivate cultures of creativity, so they can become hotbeds of innovation.
She was surprised that such a niche existed. “Don’t companies just hire innovative people?” she asked. “Why would they need to cultivate a culture of creativity?”
It sounds like a reasonable enough question, but if we take a moment to unpack it, it’s based on flawed logic. But not uncommon logic.
Embedded in this question is one of the biggest challenges I face as a creativity instigator: the belief that [Read more…]



