I discovered this picture on Twitter, and it was getting viral like crazy. Because what looks like a crow is actually a cat. I scratched my head a lot, and then my daughter joined in. She saw the cat!This is a good metaphor for ideas hiding in plain sight. While everyone sees the obvious, a […]
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Recently we saw a shocking video of a man brandishing gun at one of the five star hotel in Delhi. It was horrifying that such a thing can happen in the capital, but some people felt even more offended to see him in the pink pants. What kind of a man wears pink pants? They […]
Continue readingRecently I saw a video of British singer Tanya Wells singing a beautiful rendition of ‘Aaj Jaane Ki Zid na Karo’. If you don’t see the visuals and only hear the song, you won’t know someone whose native language is not Urdu is singing it.I liked it so much, I wanted to share it with […]
Continue readingHere is a great example of creative thinking. An ATM machine dishing out modak rather than money. And now scratch your head to think what all is possible? Because these machines may be known for giving out money but actually they are a mechanism which pushes out things when given instruction through buttons. With a little […]
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Babe Ruth is an inspirational figure, but yet, what he is doing in a creativity column? Because, the moment I saw this quote from him, I knew it is apt for us creative people even more. This message tells me to be ready for today. To be as excited about our art and our work as we […]
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I love this creative quote by Twyla Tharp. She is talking from experience. And if you read her book ‘The Creative Habit’ you will take this advice even more seriously. Yes, creative habits make us successful as creative people.We creative people are crazy. That’s what others think about us. But we too get into the […]
Continue readingThis is a quick introduction to what Hypnotic Storytelling workshop is about. Is it about hypnosis? No!It is about how great communicators spellbind their audience. How they put the audience in a ‘listening trance’. It is about seeding their message in the hearts of listeners.It is said that Steve Jobs could put his listeners in a […]
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Leaders must lead by example. Which suggests that a creative leader must also create ideas which are brilliant and path-breaking. But, that’s not really true. Many creative performers become bad leaders, even bad Creative Directors. Because they keep on focusing on their own performance, rather than uplifting the creative-game for the team as a whole. The […]
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It is said that Beethoven used to start his day with a strong cup of coffee. Not just strong but it must be exactly 60 beans of coffee brewed for him. He was so obsessed with this number that he used to count these beans himself. Now, while people can debate about whether this was a […]
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