The Secret – Yes, And, you need more to achieve your dreamsThan the Law of Attraction The Secret is a book written by Rhonda Byrne. It’s a media darling of the moment having just been featured on Oprah, with a follow up planned. The book is stacked to the ceilings at bookstores around the country; it’s going to be a best seller. The Secret is about the Law of Attraction, and the book, mostly, is anecdotes about how well this Law of the Universe works, with some guiding principles. It’s an inspiring book. And it is not always enough, you need more than the Law of Attraction to achieve your hopes and dreams. I believe in the Law of Attraction

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I’ve been reading a business fable by Steve Farber lately, it’s called the The Radical Leap, a personal lesson in extreme leadership. It’s an interesting book and what resonates with me in particular is the whole idea of love being a central aspect of effective leadership. It’s been politically incorrect to talk about love in a business context as far back as I can remember and I really admire Steve for making the case for it. I believe, as Steve does, that love is essential to leadership, and that it helps create transcendent businesses. I want to take the case for love into the world of creative thinking. I want to state for the record the simple idea that love

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It’s two years until the US Presidential election and already we have 16 candidates out there beating the bushes for money and primary votes. As a Creativity and Innovation expert I’ve tried to look at the race and figure out which is the most “creative” candidate. I’ve even thought of doing a rating system, something like movie reviews. The more I think about rating candidates creativity the more difficult the idea seems. First of all you’d have to define what you’d measure, things like quality and quantity of ideas, and type of ideas. Right away I’m in trouble because this is information that isn’t really shared. Oh, we know what a candidate has chosen to reveal, but that’s the tip

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This is my first blog and I’ve decided to talk about the Creativity & Innovation Industry. It’s a shame that this group doesn’t have more cohesion but in my view it is indeed an “industry.” It consists of a wide range of people and companies. It encompasses everything from venture capitalists to new age aura readers. In the middle of that spectrum are qualitative researchers who provide “ideation” services, companies like What If and Ideas to Go, and a goodly number of single shingle consultants who offer some form of innovation consulting. I’ve heard of Creativity Coaches, one here in Chicago I know, Brendan Sullivan, is getting all the work he can handle. There are also the high-priced marquee types

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