Yep. It happened. I went to a panel that was essentially the closest thing to an AA meeting for people who are addicted to social media. It was titled Tweeting on The Weekends – Are We Becoming Socially Anti-social? The answer around the room tilted towards yes. However, the confusion and discussion centered around the Read More...

I’ve never thought of fear and risk as something that I should rely on during my creative process.  However, today at the Fear and the Art of Creation panel I learned that without them, the process is actually not creative at all. The beginning of every truly creative endeavor starts with a question and a Read More...

Here are a few tips from How To Get a Breakthrough Idea Approved by Decision Makers. 1. Idea MUST tie back to the business rationale. 2. Provide customer-not personal insight when presenting. 3. Be consistent in the design guiding principles and speak about them often. 4. Be creative in the way that you present new Read More...

I went to a panel today called How Does Sci-Fi Influence Our Future Cities? I didn’t get a whole lot of information about what 2068 will look like, but I did get an interesting recap of the relationship between imaginary cities and the cities we live in today. While the panel spoke of many things Read More...

I would not describe myself as a naturally witty or hilarious person. I’ve never been the class clown and in all the theater practice I’ve had, I’ve memorized my lines so well that I can still remember them from 6th grade plays. So, I was sure that during my first SXSW panel – Improv Classes Read More...