Cultivating Creativity

Cultivating Creativity

As kids, we’re all these wildly creative beings. Growing up, our opportunities to practice can become less and less frequent, unless as individuals we’re driven towards art or music or cooking, or other outlets that let us flex muscles. Even sometimes...
Matters of Scope

Matters of Scope

 Even when people have agreed to a course of action, sometimes things still fall apart. There are all sorts of reasons, but one very common place things go awry is misunderstanding the current scope of a project or initiative. When I’m helping people navigate...
Feedback is a Gift

Feedback is a Gift

One of the easiest traps to fall into as a business person (and heck, as a human) is to assume you know what’s going on in someone’s mind. To invent a back story, fill in the blanks about their feelings and motivations, and then convince yourself it is the...
Take it to the Anti-Limit

Take it to the Anti-Limit

I believe humans are full of this infinite creative potential. Not just some of us, but ALL of us. It’s the driving purpose of YAY to be able to help people and organizations rekindle and fully realize their creative capacity. To the ends of the earth I’d...
Equalizing Voices

Equalizing Voices

In an ideal world, everyone would feel valued and confident sharing their thoughts in a group setting. All kinds of dynamics can pose a challenge for openness and collaboration. Workplaces with a lot of hierarchy or with teams that work in silos may find it difficult...