A Whole New Mind: Design

Rebirth of Slick: Why Design Is Cool

May 15, 2011

Can being design oriented really change the face of your company? Market leaders of the future understand that “design thinking” is everyone’s job and will be as important as anything else in your marketing arsenal.

My Take On Christopher Nolan’s Inception

Aug 15, 2010

I finally got around to seeing Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception’, and it’s definitely one of those movies that makes you think. It is also right in line with a lot of the things we talk about when discussing the detrimental roadblocks that your mind creates for you. From a storytelling perspective the movie’s through-line can be [...]

TEDxHouston: What Keeps You From Reaching Your Potential?

Jun 15, 2010

People really do take themselves and their lives way too seriously. So much so, that we occasionally miss out on the rare bright moments that inspire us to do greater things. How do you avoid this and reach your full potential?

Storytelling In Business: Tension Makes Your Story Interesting

Mar 8, 2010

If you understand how to apply story structure, the next step is to build the action and sequence of events in your story. You will need some type of conflict or tension to keep your story interesting. Here are some things to think about.

Storytelling In Business: Elements of Story Structure

Mar 7, 2010

Good stories don’t just happen. An audience really connects with your story when the plot, characters and other elements fade together to create a unified narrative. This idea of “unification” was first discuss in Aristotle’s Poetics.