A Children’s Coach and the philosophical problem
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…
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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…
See moreChanneling the muse
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…
See moreJellyfish with style
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…
See moreA beautiful patchwork
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…
See moreDronten in Lejre – alive and kicking
I made a logo and poster design for a children culture project in Lejre commune. You can see the bird in action on their website – click on the various…
See moreThe magic of Midjourney
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…
See moreBranding Café Clip
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…
See moreWhat is the shape of your business?
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……
See moreWhiteboard videos
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…
See moreOrganizing stuff
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…
See moreShow your (business-)flow!
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…
See moreWear your message
Here is an exercise to test your messaging: Would you wear it on a T-Shirt?
See morePricing-first strategy
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:…
See moreCatching a productivity wave
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…
See moreGoal-sketch-go storyboard
Goal – Sketch – Go! Storyboard for tonight’s workshop. This morning I met with Mojca Henigman for a work meeting to prepare for tonight’s Goal – Sketch – Go workshop. It quickly…
See moreGoal – Sketch – Go free workshop
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?…
See moreActivate robot mode
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…
See moreRefuting the external world
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…
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