I must say I was appalled when I read this piece this morning (and responded with several tweets of my own). I called this decision...

I’ve decided to update my list of talks and workshops and compile all into a pdf menu. I’m able to customize most of them to fit certain...

Forgive me, but I was a bit tricksy in the title of this post. I’ve been thinking about this for years, probably, but as I see society...

This morning I woke to a post on my Twitter feed sharing an article from Prospect Magazine – “How the Human Got His Paintbrush”. It’s...

In my presentations on creativity, I always suggest to folks to have a dream diary…some sort of notebook by the bed to record thoughts...

One of my favourite workshops I’ve developed is “Image is Everything”. It’s a visual thinking experience that can be anywhere from 1-6...

When Dan Ryder and I wrote Intention: Critical Creativity in the Classroom we knew in the back of our minds that the first three...

my minimalist self portrait It’s my ten year anniversary of being diagnosed (ironically in October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month), with...

What seemed like ages ago I did my first TEDx talk – TEDxHonolulu 2011 – with my creative partner from “History for Music Lovers”, Herb...

“Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life…” – Pablo Picasso I’ve taken this completely out of context (Picasso was alluding to...

‘It’s not Dada that is nonsense–but the essence of our age that is nonsense.’ One of my favourite creative movements (really more...

image taken from a vintage book on my shelf The other day I came across this shocking (or sadly, perhaps not so shocking, but rather,...

Lately I’ve been chatting about edtech with a friend and in discussing how to get teachers (or anyone in any organization for that...

Have you ever thought yourself to be a fraud in some respect? Have you questioned your so-called “expertise” in your field or even...

I just returned from one of my favourite towns on the planet – Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada. Uncharacteristically, it snowed! I...

Looking back on this year’s self-imposed creative projects (more like whimsies) I thought I’d better archive a few. The following is what...

This year I wanted to try out a little digital advent calendar. I toyed with the idea of creating my own template with something like...

The other day my dear friend @Braddo posted this little jewel of a link on the user interfaces that have really made an impact in the...

Just a quick tip with an appsmash (credit that word to @gregkulowiec). I recently chanced upon a series of Christmas / Winter / Holiday...

My 6th grade daughter had her first dance the other day (cue *sigh*). On the way to school in the morning there was some confusion as to...