I sat today for over two hours spellbound! My employer presented me with the opportunity to listen to one of the most amazing speakers I have heard for a very long time. I say amazing because Robyn Moore's words, her delivery and her passion touched me in a way that gave me, to use her words (again), … Continue reading Bugger Me!
And as imagination bodies forth
And from here, is where it bodies forth... again. A community theatre in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. An opportunity to reignite a true passion. An Australian play about an awkward guy who finally realises what life is all about. Life imitating Art. Performance Art. I'm starting this blog tonight not because I wish to shamelessly 'plug' … Continue reading And as imagination bodies forth
Is the Art of Oracy dying?
No doubt Trump's own zealotry and self-idolatry would shelter his ego from harm, for even a seven-year-old primary school student would cringe at the redundancy and inaneness of his attempt at a logical thought process in pursuit of his own brand of Twitteroracy.
Failing to act is acting to fail
We must give in to our curiosity. Just like kids in playground having a ride on new swing for the first time or a puppy experiencing new surroundings. There is excitement, there is trepidation, but there is a willingness to be positive and to come out the other side, bigger, stronger, with greater confidence and feeling safe.
Creativity versus Innovation?
For all the definitions of creativity and innovation that abound, from an organic perspective, creativity is the art of conception. Innovation is the art of successful gestation. Scott Berkun goes on to suggest that the best definition of innovation is significant positive change. When we create we are looking for the original, the new. When we innovate we want to put these new and original ideas into place.
Learning Culture
True learning and true education forces us to take long-term approaches. To realise and accept that learning is long haul. Results do not come over night, but when they do, the long-term results are so much greater than simply the sum of their parts (which is the classic short-term strategy).
Awe -Takes and Creates – some Time
We lose track of time. Why? Because we were in awe. The wonder of the moments seemed to suspend time for us and we truly lose track of time and reality. Creativity has this type of impact upon us. Great creative experiences hold us in rapture, whether we are the creator or the receiver, both positions defer our liability to pay now. We can buy now. Creativity gives us credit. Not in monetary terms but in time.
Try and Change Culture without Emotion
Any change cannot occur without recognition of the need to change (too many Dr. Phil episodes have told us this). True change and true cultural change cannot occur unless it affects us or the group at an emotional level. Change is about learning and learning occurs best when it is attached to an emotion.
Comedy = Truth = Magic
There is no true story that doesn't make you laugh and cry. No matter how awful and tragic a story there is always an element of comedy. It releases tension - we need that release - even Shakespeare does this in the beginning of Macbeth before the murder of King Duncan where there is some serious comedy schtick going on (pardon the pun...).
Introverts – We walk amongst you
It is the shy kids who are easy to forget. They can be ushered into the corner by the teacher/director or the other actors/students and overlooked because they generally won't complain. They will accept the status quo because they won't want to rock the boat. Their creative skills enable them to show acceptance and contrition when faced with missing out on opportunities.
