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What “The Artist” Can Teach Us about Communications
We didn’t need dialogue. We had faces. Norma Desmond Sunset Boulevard Later today, I’ll be among millions worldwide watching the 84th annual Academy Awards. Although surprises do happen, this year’s favorite for best picture is director Michel Hazanavicius’s homage to … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Storytelling
Tagged Academy Award, audience, Bérénice Bejo, change, communications, creativity, Hollywood, Jean Dujardin, Michel Hazanavicius, Penelope Ann Miller, Silent film, social media, storytelling, Sunset Boulevard, target audience, technology, transformation, transitions
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A Communications Resource and Eight Tips for Memorable Leadership
If you write, present or simply seek inspiration from thought leaders, you may be interested in a new resource from TED. The team behind “ideas worth spreading” has collected memorable quotes from its presenters in categories that include business, creativity, … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Storytelling
Tagged Abraham LIncoln, communications, creativity, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Facebook, ideas, insights, inspiration, leadership, Lincoln, Pulitzer Prize, storytelling, teamwork, TED, transformation, Twitter
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Putting Visual Storytelling to Work for Your Brand
Does it seem that as soon as you’ve mastered one social networking tool, another appears? One promising site for brands whose business or product has a strong visual component is Pinterest. A virtual bulletin board, it describes itself as a … Continue reading
Posted in Public Relations, Storytelling
Tagged Alexa, audience, brand, communications, creating content, creativity, Hitwise, Hoda Kotb, ideas, insights, inspiration, Pinterest, public relations, Real Simple, social media, Social network service, storytelling, target audience, Twitter, United States, West Elm
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Does Your Child’s Name Predict Leadership Success?
BabyCenter, a parenting website, just announced the most popular baby names of 2011. Almost immediately, I recalled a story released by LinkedIn earlier this year highlighting the most common names for CEOs. For fun, I thought I’d take a look … Continue reading
Posted in Careers, Leadership
Tagged Babycenter, C-suite, career, CEO names, creativity, executive, ideas, insights, inspiration, leadership, LinkedIn, parents, popular names, professional, storytelling
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Four TED Talks to Inspire Your Creativity — Part Two
In Part One, we met visual storyteller Béatrice Coron and arts educator Sir Ken Robinson. The series concludes with insights from a writer and a film director on how they create. Writer Curiosity drives Amy Tan’s creative process. It serves … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity
Tagged Amy Tan, communications, creative process, creativity, ideas, innovation, insights, inspiration, Joy Luck Club, Ken Robinson, Paani, Shekhar Kapur, storytelling, TED, Writer
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Four TED Talks to Inspire Your Creativity — Part One
TED Talks (Technology, Entertainment and Design) feature some of the world’s most intriguing speakers, who share ideas worth spreading. Recently, I discovered four speakers whose experiences with the creative process, while distinct, have commonalities. You’ll find the first part of … Continue reading
Want Your Messages to Stick? Storytelling Can Help
Since the death of Apple’s Steve Jobs, many have analyzed his contributions and noted his lasting place in history. But it is the personal stories of his life that truly illustrate his unique combination of creative genius, business leadership and … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, communications, inspiration, leadership, Peter Guber, Steve Jobs, storytelling, Wall Street Journal, Walt Mossberg
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How to Use Design Thinking to Become a Creative Problem Solver
A fish doesn’t know it’s wet. David Kelley, founder of leading design firm IDEO, shares a one-liner from his mentor to illustrate the idea that sometimes we are so close to a problem we are unable to spot the underlying … Continue reading
