Top 4 Lessons for turning on the imaginative mojo from olympic athletes

Are you watching the winter Olympics? WOW, intrigue, crashes, beautiful people, awards….it has it all! Olympic athletes are a great source of inspiration and motivation. This year I’ve been paying close attention to not just who is winning, but how they are behaving as well. Whether it’s downhill, cross country or ice skating here are [...]

Tamara chats with Peggy Dyer about the creative zone, creativity in motion…

Tamara, Chief Imaginator, sits down for a chat with world renowned photographer and artist Peggy Dyer about being in the creative zone, creativity in motion and so much more. I believe we make up a few laws of creative physics as we talk! Imaginibbles Chat with Peggy Dyer, world renowned artist and photographer.

A lesson in new perspectives from The Onion

I love the satirical newspaper The Onion. It is thought provoking yet hysterical all that the same time. What I love about The Onion is not that it makes me laugh, even though it does, or that it’s free. I love that with a slight shift in perspective the entire story opens up to a [...]

Connect the dots for new ideas

“If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. “ – Abraham Maslow Materials: At least 50 blank index cards A range of images cut out or printed Pen Objective of game: Come up with new ideas Solve a challenge On the first index card write [...]

Turn Your Brainstrom From a Challenges Downer to a Possibilities Conversation

Have you ever hosted a workshop or brainstorm where it seemed as if every comment began with “yes but”? Where every build on an idea was actually a “yes but” judgment from the person in the corner? There always seems to be one if not more in the room and it can turn any possibilities [...]

Do You Know What To Daydream About?

You’ve all heard me say it…..Dream big. Dream often! Do you daydream? No, I don’t mean two seconds of wishing while you are at the stoplight. I mean vivid, techno-color daydreams. Picturing the life you want or the outcome of a meeting or the purpose of a relationship in so much detail you can actually [...]

Gaze Into The Crystal Ball For New Ideas, Insights & Outcomes

“Travelers are fantasists, conjurers, seers – and what they finally discover is that every round object everywhere is a crystal ball: stone, teapot, the marvelous globe of the human eye.” – Cynthia Ozick Did you ever get in trouble in grade school for daydreaming? Wasting your time fantasizing, creating stories or wandering off? I spent [...]

Do You Step Outside Your Comfort Zone Or Expand What’s In Your Comfort Zone?

Do you step outside your comfort zone or do you expand what’s in your comfort zone? This has been the debate raging in my head for the past several days. It may be a glass half full or half empty argument but doesn’t your perspective on that make all the difference? Isn’t there a big [...]

A little sweat goes a long way: spark creativity, decrease stress, increase energy

I get to my desk, boot up my computer, grab a cup of coffee and sit my but down in the chair. And there I sit and sit and sit all day long. Sometimes I get up to walk to the conference room only to sit again. If I’m lucky I get up to fill [...]

Throw Noman In The Trash: Letting go of fears that hold you back

What holds you back? I mean, what really holds you back? Think about it for a minute. We all have that inner voice that is ready and willing to give us all the reasons why we shouldn’t, can’t or are unable to do something. It’s the voice that whispers in our ear why we will [...]