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Beth Nyland
In brainstorming, 39 is a powerful number
A decade ago, I accidentally invented a brainstorming rule. Scratch that. The only “rule” in brainstorming is that no idea…
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Beth Nyland
Creativity requires optimism, so get off that struggle bus
“I thought it would be easy.” When Jill and I use this prompt as a warm-up exercise in our Story…
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Beth Nyland
Ready to record your meeting? Not so fast …
in Creativity, Internal Communication, Life & Business, Presentations & Speaking, Spencer Grace, Story Mode / / 0 comments“Hold on … let me start recording.” In the past few weeks, I’ve heard this phrase even more than the…
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Beth Nyland
But I diverge …
When it comes to creative thinking, I identify as divergent. I can practice convergent thinking, which is to say that…
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Beth Nyland
In praise of Post-it® Notes
If you write at work, your first draft need not look anything like the final product. Rather than jumping into…
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Beth Nyland
Stuck? Set yourself free with these ABCs.
You have something to say. Well, you’re supposed to have something to say. “They” expect you to have something to…
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Beth Nyland
Life lessons, one by one
“If there’s one thing I’ve learned …” It’s a phrase that makes you want run, right? Typically, those words are…
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Beth Nyland
10 wishes for the creative grown-up you are
We finish a season of wish lists and enter a phase of resolutions. We’re always wanting something, aren’t we? I’m…
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Beth Nyland
See that crack in your calendar? Fill it with creativity.
Your schedule is jammed. Every day this week you have at least one double-booked slot on your calendar, and at…
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Beth Nyland
When alone with your thoughts, be sure to have at least 39
I love brainstorming. Put me in a room with a white board, a dry erase marker, and a few smart,…
