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Welcome To My Blog
Hi and welcome to my blog! I thought I’d start with the preface to my book, “The Reason For The Rhymes.” “In these days of...
The Seven Essential Skills of Innovation (and how songwriting makes you better at all of them)
The requirements for effective innovation can be boiled down to seven essential skills. I’ll begin with a brief description of each skill and then...
A Hundred Dollar Pair of Pants
For as long as I’ve been playing music, I’ve been a fan of the blues. There’s something about the universality of that musical language and the...
Lateral Thinking Through Metaphor
Thinking laterally (aka differently) about your products, services or processes is the first and most important step on the road to innovation....
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Creativity Through Verse Writing
Kevin Ashton, in his inspiring book on creativity entitled “How To Fly A...
Communication Through Chorus Writing
Innovation teams have a larger responsibility than just coming up with new...
Empathy Through Observation
The skillful use of empathy is critical to the innovation process. By...
Collaboration Through Co-Writing
Collaboration as a skill improves innovation in several essential ways....
Risk-Taking Through Vulnerability
Innovation, by definition, requires you to create something new often in...
Diffusion Through Performance
In order for an innovation to take root and ultimately succeed, it’s not...
Commit To Your Cause
To accurately summarize what it means to pursue a career in songwriting,...
The Unexpected Benefits of Leaving Your Comfort Zone
Anyone who knows me knows that I love routine. I adhere to a ridiculously...