by Drew Boyd | Nov 21, 2016 | Consultants, Creative Valentines Day, Creativity Tools, Design Thinking, Ideation, Innovation Clusters, Innovation Sighting, Jacob Goldenberg
by Darla Wilkinson (darla@drewboyd-com-staging.lvue8dy8-liquidwebsites.com) For many people this week’s Thanksgiving celebration will mean endless shopping, prepping, and cooking in anticipation of the big feast. The hours of slaving away in the kitchen usually seem...
by Drew Boyd | Nov 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
What exactly is critical thinking? Do we know how to define it, or better yet, to foster it in those we are teaching? In her article, “Teaching Critical Thinking: Some Practical Points,” Dr. Linda B. Nilson aptly describes how critical thinking can be encouraged and...
by Drew Boyd | Oct 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
The washing machine is a vital component to every modern-day household. And top-loaders often get lost in today’s sea of front-loading appliances. Using the Task Unification pattern, Samsung’s Activewash with built-in sink holds its own among newly innovated...
by Drew Boyd | Oct 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Becoming more creative, even just a tiny bit, will enhance what you do every day, at work, at home, or anywhere. Let’s look at how you learn it. There are various schools of thought about how to learn creativity. One approach is to study the functioning of the brain....
by Drew Boyd | Oct 17, 2016 | Uncategorized
What holds people back from being creative? Is it a lack of time? Do you not have a budget for doing creative work? Perhaps you work in an industry where there are lots of regulatory or legal barriers that seem to make it hard to generate novel ideas. For many people,...