March 2021

Inspiration Is Like…   Several years ago, I was interviewed by a magazine about one of my inventions and the reporter asked me what the moment of inspiration was like.  Wow!  I had never thought about it before.  I really didn’t know how to describe it. After thinking about it for a moment, I realized […]

Archimedes’ Eureka Moment   Archimedes was challenged by the King to help discover a possible theft.  The King had previously commissioned a goldsmith (jeweler), the create a beautiful crown of emeralds, rubies, and gold. Soon after, the goldsmith presented his beautiful crown to the king.  The king became suspicious of the goldsmith.  He thought “What

Inspiration   Wayne Dwyer said in his March 8, 2004, PBS presentation of his “Power of Intention”: Inspiration or “inspire”, originally came from the words “In-Spirited” or the Greek root of “inspiritu”. The Greeks believed that when someone is truly “inspired” or “In-Spirited” that they are touched and gifted by the Gods with that idea,

The British Psychological Society’s Research Digest Blog (how about that name…), reported on interesting research that shows that shifting your eyes horizontally back and forth for 30 seconds can boost creativity. Apparently, it helps with communication between both hemispheres.  Remember that from before, The Stroop Effect? Ready… Set…  Go!   Lon Safko Serial Innovator, Keynote

Get another piece of paper and a pen.  Now, draw a picture of yourself as you would if you were in the 1st grade again.  Think about it before you start.  Draw the picture of yourself and write your name next to it.  Here’s the catch… USING YOUR LESS DOMINANT HAND! Important note:  If the

Celebrate Your Internal Child Recently a group of 2nd graders was asked if they considered themselves “creative” 90% of the kids said yes, they felt they were creative.  A group of high school students was asked if they felt they were creative and only 5% considered themselves creative.  What happens to us?  How do we

Innovation vs Creativity   in·no·va·tion /inəˈvāSH(ə)n/ noun the action or process of innovating. synonyms: change, alteration, revolution, upheaval, transformation, metamorphosis, breakthrough; a new method, idea, product, etc. plural noun: innovations “technological innovations designed to save energy” cre·a·tiv·i·ty /krēāˈtivədē/ noun the use of the imagination or original ideas, especially in the production of an artistic work.

The Stroop Effect   In this challenge, you will need to create the chart below in your word processor.  Type the two columns of words that you see below.  Then, Change the text to the colors in the parentheses; e.g.: the YELLOW is printed in (Green), the BLACK is printed in (Yellow), etc.   YELLOW 

Here’s another exercise for your brain.  Simply count the number of “F”s there are in this sentence?

Where Does Creativity Hide Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex   Getting technical, it’s the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex that controls a person’s will to live, personality, and has been implicated in planning complex cognitive behavior, personality expression, decision making, and moderating social behavior. It is our filter or “gatekeeper”.  If a creative thought wants to surface and make