I have fond memories of my grandmother and the simple house she lived in. She wasn't well off financially, but rich in vision and imagination. As a child, she took me on many adventures to far off lands all while sitting on the back porch. She taught me much about vision, imagination and often about …
Customers and the Coin Sorter
Many of us have the proverbial coin jar or piggy bank somewhere in a corner of room or on a shelf. When we have the opportunity, we drop in a few coins. We do this to save for a raining day or to purchase that special something. Slowly, over time, the coin number increases to …
Truly Digital Ink
I not sure about you, but having a graphic tool that produces both a manual inked drawing on physical paper as well as being stored it as a vector graphic just makes my mind race with the possibilities for digital canvases and visual note taking. See for your selves... I am excited by the idea …
Setting Up Shop
I have always been fascinated by the phrase “Setting up shop”. There have been so many people who I have talked with that use this phrase when launching their business, even those starting non-retail businesses. The excitement of offering their unique services or product mix is just like opening a store for the very first …
It All Comes Around
We've all heard the old saying 'Life is like a wheel, what goes around, comes around'. What you send out eventually comes back around to you and usually to your blind side. In business this is so true to a major degree, but not always. Many times your efforts lack results or your message is …
It’s Showtime!
How do you present yourself, your offering and the delivery? I have met many consultants or service individuals in the past years. They have presented themselves, usually, professionally, offered a good product and delivered in the expected method. Just like everyone else. I phrase it in this manner because of the absence of a memorable …
Rethink POV
Have you ever had an idea that a product or service could be improved, but no one seemed to get it? Maybe the reason is you had trouble seeing it from a different POV (point of view) or you were possibly speaking to the wrong audience. When the concept did not click, you became hesitant …
Visual Cognition
The growing adaptation of visual facilitation, graphic recording, visual scribing and visual thinking has become quite apparent in the mainstream of business development and change. If you're not familiar or confused by these terms or processes, it probably would be wise time to research these unique practices. As the thINKologist, even I, myself, find these …