Category: Creativity
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Fun at Work!
There’s a lot to be said about inspiring creativity and innovation while creating the future…all by having fun at work!
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The Great Outdoors: A Natural Way to Boost Leadership for both Kids & Adults!
Kids (and adults) enjoy exploring and learning about nature and agriculture at Kimmel, which is a great thing! Why? Getting out into nature helps kids and adults strengthen not only their knowledge about food and natural resources, it also improves leadership capacity. Enjoying the great outdoors is one way we can all grow our Inner…
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It’s All About Perspective!
This morning on the way to school, my little man noticed the salt on the sidewalk. The sparkly, white salt was in little clusters strewn all over the sidewalk. He saw the salt said, “Look Mom snow! Did the tooth fairy put it there?”I couldn’t help but smile to myself and think about how we…
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Owed to the Class of 2025
That annual “Back to School” feeling is in the air! Kids, parents and caregivers everywhere have either already started school or will begin their academic year very soon. his year is a very special one. The kindergarten class of 2012 will be the graduating class of 2025. Yes, you heard that right-2025. Only a few years…
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Creativity & Wine
I am working with one of my colleagues, Vaughn Hammond, to teach a wine tasting session focused around creativity at Kimmel Orchard’s annual Wine Under the Pines Festival on August 4, 2012. Our session will be offered some time between 3-4 pm and is called: Savor the Flavor: Increase Your Creativity and Wine Tasting Know…
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Self-Care and Farmers’ Markets?
Self-care is essential to strengthening your Inner Leader. Good nutrition and exercise also positively contribute to self-leadership and personal innovation. For a list of Farmers’ Markets and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) organizations in Nebraska visit: http://food.unl.edu/web/localfoods/fmcsa Eating nutritious, fresh food is a great way to invest in and take care of your creative spirit and…
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Go Wild with Wildflowers!!
Immersing yourself into nature is a great way to tap into your creative genius. Nebraska’s WildFlower Week is the perfect opportunity to tap into your Inner Leader while having fun and “picking” up some inspiration and innovation. Nebraska Wildflower Week is a celebration of wildflowers and native plants in the wild and in the landscape…
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and a Four-Year-Old: Lessons for Leadership and Life
Last week while I was in the shower, my four-year-old daughter, Raquel, walked into the bathroom and asked me an interesting question. “Mom, why doesn’t anyone like Rudolph’s shiny red nose?” My daughter was supposed to be in bed sleeping. I am 99% sure she was lying in bed reflecting on her day. Many nights…