My life has always been full of creativity. It was encouraged and celebrated in my home. Of course I didn’t realise it at first, because it felt completely normal to me. My father’s paintings and pastel drawings adorned our walls. My mother’s hand woven rugs and mats covered every conceivable corner. Creativity was all around […]
I’m fairly sure we all instinctively know creativity when we see it. We can even recognise our own sparks of creativity and ingenuity when they happen. But why do we have such a hard time defining what creativity is? It’s a great question. Alas there isn’t a simple answer. The dictionary definition of creativity (and […]
As the new year begins I find myself beginning a brand new chapter of my life. After 15 years working in Silicon Valley as a communicator and innovator at Google and Facebook/Meta, my time has come to an end due to the recent layoffs. I now find myself embarking on a brand new chapter in […]
I haven’t posted much recently because I’ve just had the gift of 5 weeks off work (one of the perks I get after 5 years at the job) and it was a truly remarkable experience. A few reflections. There is no escaping how taxing the last couple of years have been during the COVID pandemic. […]
One of the most creative periods of my life was when I was collaborating on the website artlick.com. No idea was too big or too small to be explored creatively. One such idea was a series of pop up ads for fake products & services. We zeroed in on a series of fake musical instruments […]
This day last year I had my last drink. No major reason other than the idea of pausing for a bit. A few weeks became a few months, which became a year. I’m not gonna preach about any major revelations but I can say it has been a benefit in general. Sobriety gives you a […]
Once again a new calendar year begins. Another trip around the sun completed. So much more to do, so many things to create. Here’s to another creative year.
20 years ago today, around this time I was emerging from the subway at Bowling Green in Manhattan right by the iconic iron bull sculpture. My subway journey had been marred by delays and the commuting New Yorkers were getting irritable, myself included. Little did we know that above ground the first plane had struck […]
For those times when you’re really REALLY tired and want a beverage that makes your heart thump like a small woodland animal. I would love to have sat in on the creative pitch for this one.
