Innovation Insights: Where Play Powers Breakthroughs

Morning doodle before leading a rally call with my Creative Sandbox Community members. I do that twice a month–it’s like open office hours, where members can ask me anything, and we get to just hang out in my virtual living room for an hour together. It’s my favorite part of the Creative Sandbox Community–getting together in real time. […]

Doodling in my sketchbook (Strathmore Visual Journal, Mixed Media paper) while listening to @jeffgoins and @elizabethmarshall7920 on Jeff’s Portfolio Life Podcast. Good stuff. #creativesandbox #creativesandboxway #doodle #doodles #doodleart #doodleartist #doodlesofinstagram #dailydoodle2017 #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #originalart #originalartwork #poscapen #neocolor2 #neocolorii #winsornewtonmarker

Going full-page today. Layer one while listening to @jeffgoins Portfolio Life podcast with @mroachsmith. The perfect inspiration as my subconscious bubbles away on ideas for my next book. #creativesandbox #creativesandboxway #doodle #doodles #doodleart #doodleartist #doodlesofinstagram #dailydoodle2017 #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #originalart #originalartwork #morningdoodle #pigmamicron #visualjournal

What’s on my sketchbook page, with a colorful new doodle down the middle. This one got long and skinny. No reason—it’s a doodle. ? #creativesandbox #creativesandboxway #doodle #doodles #doodleart #doodleartist #doodlesofinstagram #dailydoodle2017 #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #originalart #originalartwork #pigmamicron #neocolor2 #neocolorii

Teeny tiny morning doodle. Starting with color. Neocolor II + Pigma Micron 03. Just because playing in the Creative Sandbox makes my life go better. Or as one of my Creative Sandbox Community members puts it, making art is therapeutic. What’s *your* art? It may not look like “traditional art” at all — maybe it’s gardening or cooking […]

A little color in this morning’s doodle. Following Creative Sandbox Way Guidepost #6: “Ask ‘What if..?’” Because curiosity is the birthplace of creativity. THAT is what the Creative Sandbox is all about: exploring, experimenting, making messes, and just TRYING STUFF! Because it interests you. Because you’re curious. Because it’s FUN! Because THAT is what humans DO! This is […]

Afternoon doodle. Still drained from this dratted summer cold, which seems to have sucked the life out of me. Time for another nap, apparently! #creativesandbox #creativesandboxway #doodle #doodles #doodleart #doodleartist #doodlesofinstagram #dailydoodle2017 #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #originalart #originalartwork #pigmamicron

Morning doodle. The cold is still hanging on, but I finally had a normal morning with my morning stretch, morning journal, and morning doodle. Now I’m exhausted and it’s time for a nap, but hey, it’s a good start! ? #creativesandbox #creativesandboxway #doodle #doodles #doodleart #doodleartist #doodlesofinstagram #dailydoodle2017 #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #originalart #originalartwork #pigmamicron

Another day in bed with this dratted cold, sleeping the day away. A little evening doodling to help boost my mood. #creativesandbox #creativesandboxway #doodle #doodles #doodleart #doodleartist #doodlesofinstagram #dailydoodle2017 #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #originalart #originalartwork #pigmamicron

This is what tends to happen to the margins of my notebook paper… #creativesandbox #creativesandboxway #doodle #doodles #doodleart #doodleartist #doodlesofinstagram #dailydoodle2017 #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #originalart #originalartwork

Back home after almost three solid weeks of being away, and I get slammed with a cold. ? I’ve spent the past two days in bed–achey, headachey, just plain drained. Not too drained to doodle, though! ? Even when I’m feeling crappy, I can still play in the #creativesandbox. Just give me something to draw with and something […]

My week at the #CreativeProblemSolvingInstitute #cpsi2017 was packed to the rafters with activity, so my doodle time was usually in class, in my notebook. Studies show that doodling / constructing / assembling with no set outcome actually enhances retention of information. Doing so with a predetermined outcome has the opposite effect, so don’t try to draw a portrait […]

Happy Saturdoodle! 20 minutes of doodling while listening to @jordanharbinger on #theartofcharm podcast, which has become one of my favorite, go-to podcasts when I’m making art. What do you listen to when playing in the #creativesandbox? #creativesandboxway #doodle #doodles #doodleart #doodleartist #doodlesofinstagram #dailydoodle2017 #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #originalart #originalartwork #pigmamicron #visualjournal

Morning doodle. #creativesandbox #creativesandboxway #doodle #doodles #doodleart #doodleartist #doodlesofinstagram #dailydoodle2017 #dailydoodle #dailycreative #dailyart #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #abstractart #originalart #originalartwork #pigmamicron