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What kinds of features do urban dwellers really want for housing? Space? Privacy? Nature? Parking? Views? Restaurants?

When my children asked me to review their papers for school, I always responded with the same question: Did you already edit it?

Just like athletes need exercise, a healthy diet, and practice, we see that innovators, creators, imagineers (to borrow a term from Disney), dreamers, and visionaries need a cadence of rich input.

My son and I were recently ziplining in the Tongass National Forest outside of Ketchikan. Awesome course.

Your unimog climbs the steep trail through the Tongass rainforest outside of Ketchikan — up muddy trails that you doubt even a Jeep could handle. Six of you heading to the top of the zipline course that runs through the treetops.

During the Dotcom craze, I worked for an Internet email company. Great place. Great people. Smart people. 

How Do You Tell Someone Their Baby is Ugly?

People mistakenly believe the airplane was invented in 1903.

What would you lose if your AppleID were compromised?

The legend goes that Ernest Hemingway bet his writer friends that he could write a novel in just six words.

Innovation is a muscle.

I’ve been comparing notes about creativity with my buddy, Jeff Cummings, for years now. I write historical fiction. He writes songs.

Today while waiting at a traffic light, I watched a man on crutches labor across the intersection — headed to a 7–11 convenience store.

I used to sweat like a horse standing in front of an audience.

Dear Friends,

I know you’ve told me that you don’t want to appear as a character in any of my books. But how can I resist?

I admit I like graffiti. I see it as a form of innovation, creativity and art.

When you tell them to think outside the box, you’re crippling their creativity.

I set aside my manuscript for two years. Bad move. I convinced myself I was too busy to work on it.

Ugh! I fell asleep while reading my own manuscript. :-(

Some journeys are far shorter than others, but are no less meaningful.