Innovation Insights: Where Play Powers Breakthroughs

Another morning doodle to start the day. . . . #doodle #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #imperfectionism #letitbecrappy #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #doodlesofinstagram #tinyart #abstractart #doodleart #creativesandboxway #creativeplay #pigmamicron

Morning doodle. As with all my doodles, this one started out with a random mark. I had no idea it would evolve into what feels like a landscape—like looking out from inside the mouth of a cave on a barren landscape. Like what you might find on a planet like Ilus, perhaps? (For fans of The Escape, which […]

#tuesdaytutorial How to draw a light bulb. 💡 🖊 A classic for expressing: . 💥Ideas 💥Breakthroughs 💥Innovation 💥Creativity 🖊 Think you can’t draw? 🖊 If you can WRITE, you can draw! 🖊 Notice that the first step is an “O”! And the second step is a “U”! Add some lines and loops, and voilá! 😄 Stop at step […]

#tuesdaytutorial Just in time for New Year’s: How to draw a popping champagne bottle.🍾 Of course, a popping champagne bottle brings to mind New Year’s Eve. But this simple graphic can represent ANY celebration. 💥Use it to spiff up a report of unexpectedly high quarterly earnings. 💥Or a note to your team to let them know the big […]

Morning doodle. . . . #doodle #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #imperfectionism #letitbecrappy #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #doodlesofinstagram #tinyart #abstractart #doodleart #creativesandboxway #creativeplay #pigmamicron

#tuesdaytutorial How to draw a Christmas caroler! Last week I showed you how to draw #learning or reading. Someone commented that the same drawing could also represent singing… But I knew a circle for an open mouth, plus a couple of musical notes 🎶 would make that distinction even more clear. Two upside-down U’s for eyes make our […]

A hippo taking a bath. Of course. This is from today’s LinkedIn post: If you’re generating lackluster ideas, maybe you need to warm up first! Athletes warm up before an event. Musicians play scales. Artists draw quick sketches. Roger Firestien, Ph.D., author of the new book, Create in a Flash, helps groups of business people become more open-minded […]

#tuesdaytutorial How to draw #learning. Or #reading. In 6 or 7 steps—take your pick! Or even 5 steps, if you eliminate the hands. Notice that this #drawing is VERY CLEAR, but is made ENTIRELY of curved lines and almost-circles. (Ovals or circles work equally well, as do wonky circles or crappy circles or crappy ovals.😉) Drawing for communication […]

Teeny tiny morning doodle. . . . #blackandwhite #doodle #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #imperfectionism #letitbecrappy #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #doodlesofinstagram #tinyart #abstractart #doodleart #creativesandboxway #creativeplay #pigmamicron

“Squee!” Doodle right before bed. Letting my inner 4-year-old inhabit the tip of my pen and giving her free rein. . . . #doodle #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #imperfectionism #letitbecrappy #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #doodlesofinstagram #tinyart #abstractart #doodleart #creativesandboxway #creativeplay #pigmamicron

When I do an abstract doodle, I let my inner 4-year-old inhabit the tip of my pen. Often, what she’s doing doesn’t make any sense. It’s WEIRD! It’s UGLY! It’s BIZARRE! It’s embarrassing, for goodness sake! 🖍 None of that matters. My inner 4-year-old doesn’t care about ANY of that. She’s FOUR!!!! 🖍 All she cares about is […]