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  What is wrong with the world? Find your WHY Here is a walkthough of the Business storyboard I did with Soumya Karkera, a coach for children and parents. She wanted…

Yesterday, I sent out “homework”  to my subscribers, asking them to list eight things about how you change the world. I promised that I would share my own list. The…

I experience various modes of creativity. The first is “free-flowing”. When painting, I connect with “the Muse” and watch what emerges on my canvas. It feels wonderful and energizing, like…

I wanted to illustrate “ideas are like jellyfish, floating in your brain.   Because these days I’m playing a lot with Midjourney, I had it make jellyfish.   It takes…

These days I’m engrossed in the various AI tools popping up. It started with the image generator Midjourney. Then I discovered how to use ChatGPT (just talk to it!) The…

I started playing with Midjourney! It is mindblowing. I’m not any good in controlling the outcome, but it was SO much fun. I couldn’t stop anymore. It is like a…

Claudia Heimer was in the hot seat of my last Branding Café sketching session. She helps board members of companies to take steps toward a B-Corp certification You can read…

What is the shape of your business? Visual business models are like a shorthand for communicating what you do. But… your business doesn’t have one, but many shapes! You can……

Are whiteboard videos still a thing? When I saw the first RSA Animate videos a few years ago, I was impressed and inspired, and I also wanted to do something…

Searching, finding or creating something new? Creating lots of content is great. Having a whole library of texts and drawings that you can repurpose is such a time saver! In…

Can you explain what you do in your business? Sometimes you have to give a comprehensive overview of everything you help your clients with. Or, you have to explain what…

Here is an exercise to test your messaging: Would you wear it on a T-Shirt?

Pricing-first strategy I’m sure you have heard about the Pareto principle. Focus on the 20% of your business that brings 80% of your income. My drawing is based on the book:…

Hello, We all want it badly: To increase our productivity. “Atomic habits” is a great productivity book and mega-bestseller; I’m sure you have read it (or at least have it…

We are entering the last quarter of 2022. A great time to revisit your goals! Do you want to get social media followers? Sell your course? Develop a creative practice?…

  How do you deal with the parts of your work that you don’t like? For me, everything that isn’t “creating” feels like a waste of time. Which isn’t a…

Grasping Conflict Escape

Unusual ideas are difficult to communicate. The first step is to understand them thoroughly. As far as I know, the best way  to work through a set of ideas is…