Category Archives: Creativity

Repair and Remain: How to do the slow, hard, good work of staying put by Kurt Armstrong [Shared]

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Douglas E. Welch

Repair and Remain: How to do the slow, hard, good work of staying put by Kurt Armstrong Let’s say time comes to gut and renovate your bathroom: I can help you with that—demolition, framing, reworking the plumbing, moving some electrical, … Continue reading →

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The 4 Types of Luck by Sahil Bloom [Shared]

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Douglas E. Welch

The 4 Types of Luck by Sahil Bloom The 4 Types of Luck In 1978, a neurologist named Dr. James Austin published a book entitled Chase, Chance, & Creativity: The Lucky Art of Novelty. In it, Dr. Austin proposed that … Continue reading →

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Start with the Jar: How to understand your capacity via Turtle’s Pace [Shared]

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Douglas E. Welch

Start with the Jar: How to understand your capacity via Turtle’s Pace Optimism is dangerous, especially when it comes to planning our goals. If we underestimate the effort of an endeavor, we set ourselves up for failure. When we fail … Continue reading →

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Building a Creativity Kanban via Will Patrick [Shared]

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Douglas E. Welch

Building a Creativity Kanban via Will Patrick [Shared] To get more creative work done, think like a car manufacturer. A system for optimising the creative process and breaking through your barriers. Always Be Shipping Have you made anything lately? Have … Continue reading →

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Feeling unfulfilled or stuck at work? 3 ways to help you get unstuck via Ideas.Ted.Com [Shared]

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Douglas E. Welch

Feeling unfulfilled or stuck at work? 3 ways to help you get unstuck via Ideas.Ted.Com [Shared] Today, so many of us are wishing to safeguard ourselves — and our careers — against uncertainty. But how do we do this in … Continue reading →

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Aloneness, Belonging, and the Paradox of Vulnerability, in Love and Creative Work – The Marginalian [Shared]

Posted on January 28, 2025 by Douglas E. Welch

Aloneness, Belonging, and the Paradox of Vulnerability, in Love and Creative Work – The Marginalian “A great interview does something else, too. A great touches the nucleus of being and potential, untouched by the forces of time and change. One … Continue reading →

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Overwhelm: The Survival Guide by Leo Babauta [Shared]

Posted on January 21, 2025 by Douglas E. Welch

Overwhelm: The Survival Guide by Leo Babauta Feeling overwhelmed with work and personal tasks is one of the biggest problems that the people I work with are facing. It turns out, our lives can be pretty overwhelming. There’s so much to … Continue reading →

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The False Theory of Idea Scarcity – Phil McKinney – Innovation Mentor and Coach [Shared]

Posted on February 8, 2022 by Douglas E. Welch

I have been listening to Phil McKinney for years via his Killer Innovations podcast and he never fails to illuminate creativity topics. — Douglas The False Theory of Idea Scarcity – Phil McKinney – Innovation Mentor and Coach “The world … Continue reading →

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After COVID-19 – 3 in a series – The Great Reset 2020 and You!

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Douglas E. Welch

  Aleksandar Cvetanovic As with all global or national calamities, COVID-019 is going to cause a huge “reset” in its wake. Like 9/11, the 1918 Pandemic, Hurricanes, Tornados and more, people take stock in their lives and, in some cases, … Continue reading →

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After COVID-19 – 2 in a series – Don’t Wait! Start Planning Today!

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Douglas E. Welch

You X Ventures Things that will be in large supply once this is over… Retail/Restaurant/Commercial Real Estate Talent — in all fields Stimulus Money Businesses looking to grow again What can you build from these? Is it time to start … Continue reading →

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