Tag Archives | Gordon MacKenzie

Creativity

By on January 4, 2010 in FEATURED, LIFE

One of the things I resolve to do in 2010 is to devote sub­stan­tial amounts of inten­tional effort towards the devel­op­ment of my cre­ativ­ity. I view cre­ativ­ity as a per­sonal strength, and I think it makes sense to spend con­sid­er­able time enhanc­ing this asset.  Inspired by my friend Artie Isaac, I am going to engage […]

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Orville Wright Did Not Have A Pilot’s License

By on July 7, 2009 in FEATURED, LIFE

I recently read Gor­don MacKenzie’s Orbit­ing The Giant Hair­ball, an excel­lent book about cul­ti­vat­ing per­sonal cre­ativ­ity — par­tic­u­larly how to do so in the work­place. It is a bril­liant book, chron­i­cling the author’s expe­ri­ences as an employee at Hall­mark.  The book is filled with doo­dles, sketches, sto­ries, and anec­dotes chron­i­cling ways in which Gor­don man­aged to […]

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