Thoughts, ideas, and wisdom bits

Somewhere on top of the hill at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, there is a beautiful place called the Heroes Garden. The place is dedicated as the Thomas E. Burnett, Jr. Heroes Garden, commemorating the fallen heroes of September 11, 2001.

I sat at the neighborhood market café, entertained by people watching. At the next table, a young guy with a funny hat and reddish beard was working on his Mac Book, feverishly editing some artistic picture. On his table, he had an old, boxy Canon camera – probably a 1970′s vintage.

I was recently asked an interesting question: how do you spark creativity? We all, at one time or another, found ourselves trying to solve a problem and no great idea for a solution pops up.