Jul 29, 2024 | Creativity
I’m not sure of the Genesis of the so-called ‘Big C and Small C Creativity’ concept? It could be Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, or Mark Runco, or Kozbelt et al, or even Jeff Mauzy, according to the interwebs. Whomever coined it first, I’m calling Big...
Jul 17, 2024 | Creativity, Education
Apparently Jean-Jacques Rousseau (famous French philosopher) did his best thinking on trips he made alone and on foot. He called them ‘thought walks’. He’s not alone in this. Aristotle, Socrates, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Sigmund Freud, Henry David...
May 31, 2024 | Play, Relationships
I’d never thought about how important Play had been in my romantic relationships, until I had to think about it. And then it struck me, boom, like a spade to the face. I remember all those things we did in the beginning. The nickname creative workshops, the new...
May 13, 2024 | AI, Creativity
What a remarkable 2 weeks, watching the DA (Democratic Alliance), then Adobe and lastly Apple (literally) explode many thinking brains, by seemingly forgetting to invite any intelligent feedback on their adverts. THE DA Chronologically (I went with an alphabetical...
May 1, 2024 | Creativity, Play, Relationships
It was a conversation with my daughter that cemented the idea that Play is what keeps our lives from spiraling into a dull, lifeless and mundane experience, filled only with the so-called important things, like study and work and finances and routine and, and,...
Apr 25, 2024 | Play, Relationships
Think back to any of your early romantic relationships. Pick one. Any one. I’ll bet there was a ton of Play happening? Coming up with a nickname Discovering a special place Swapping cute cards or poems Sharing songs, or maybe even playlists Exploratory walks at...
