Frank Gehry is a starchitect. He designs amazing, innovative buildings like The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain and the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. But above all, Frank Gehry is a reframer. He follows The Reframers Credo. So when he was asked to design a chair he started reframing. He redefined the problem as, […]
To The Whispers
April 28, 2023 by Leave a Comment
They come from behind you. Oh, so quietly. They silently sneak up on you. And dance in your imagination. Be quiet They won’t hit you between the eyes. They won’t come screaming in your face, “This is who you are. This is what you must do.” Rather they creep slowly on little feet of silence […]
Scared: A Storyteller’s Tale
April 22, 2023 by Leave a Comment
It’s lurking in that white piece of paper. Be careful, my friend. The Scared might get you. The Scared is everywhere. And it’s waiting for you For some people, it’s waiting for you on an airplane. The Scared is out there in the audience you’re about to address. If you’re an artist or a storyteller, […]
To The Dreamkeepers
February 5, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Neil Gaiman is a sage of storytelling while he’s awake. And one of the most interesting people alive. But there’s something you may not know about him. He is also a masterful weaver of whimsical, intensely interesting stories while he’s asleep. But dreams are fleeting So, over the years, his wife, musician Amanda Palmer, has […]
The Enduring Power Of Flat Friends
October 10, 2019 by Leave a Comment
I said goodbye to 333 good friends today. They were always there for me whenever I needed them. They inspired me. They taught me many things. They took me to many places and introduced me to many people and ideas I never would have known without them. But above all They gave me the courage […]
To Towers Of Tenacity
June 11, 2019 by Leave a Comment
It was a hot and humid August day. One of those days when you start to sweat the minute you open the front door. It was also the first day of the long-awaited family reunion. That’s a problem In hopes of avoiding the merciless heat, grandma and grandpa got out the wooden blocks for the […]
The “Dare To Be What Only You Can Be” Experience
May 29, 2018 by 1 Comment
Takes your team through a series of exercises. And questions. And stories. And experiences. Why are you here? Each one aimed at helping the team define your organization’s purpose and reason to exist. And to find the one that’s remarkable enough that people will share it with others. Together we’ll cover The Purpose Effect Where […]
How It Works
May 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Ideas for change start out small and fragile. But the more you talk about them, the more you share them, the more they start to take shape. But when you experience a different way of seeing things people can be inspired to transform them from good ideas into great ideas. And the people […]
