by Damien B. Davis

I recently took a short flight to Boston on Delta Airlines -- my preferred airline for travel in the US. It was a typical airline on-boarding experience. Awkwardly navigating fellow passengers and their carry-ons while trying to match my seat with ticket number. Then bust out the travel accoutrements (iPad, charger, book, snack whatever) without blocking the aisles to finally throw luggage in the overhead (or under seat) and sit down facing the in-flight movie screen in front of me.

by Damien B. Davis

Brilliant design can be found anywhere. It’s not always about ushering in the new.  Often it can involve solving an old issue.  Creating new ways to interact with something we come in contact with every day.  This is often the challenge for industrial design firms to provide solutions to something everyone has accepted as de rigueur.

You have a great idea! Now ask for funding.

Some people are really good at asking for and receiving money for their ideas. Behind every great idea that becomes a common household name is a great salesperson. The best sales people are the ones who sell to you without being annoying or overly obsequious.

Times of chaos in the world are always both a bugbear and an opportunity to drive change into the world. The old guard is aging and leaving, having a bit of a terrifying last hurrah and new, fresh ideas will come in their place.

Harness your Genius in a few simple steps.

To be endlessly creative means having a sense of detachment to the old and continuously experimenting and reinventing ways of doing things.