Have you ever had the time when everything was clicking?  When you came up with the idea that later you wondered where it came from?  We all have … and then we search for ways to re-create that moment. In sports, athletes come up with all kinds of superstitions to “help” them win games such as not changing their lucky socks or always wearing the same...

Segment 1: Overcoming the Mid-Project Blues Project go through three phases Start-up Enthusiasm Mid-Project Blues End-of-Project Euphoria (blog entry on recent launch) How do you overcome? Remind yourself why you started the project (e.g. go back to you notebooks and re-live the start) Take break … go on vacation Come up with new ideas for the project (e.g....

Dateline:  Sunnyvale, CA Segment 1:  Observations Skills (exercise) Observe a man and a woman Document everything they do (touch their hair, holding hands, reaching into their pockets) until you get to 20 items on your list Look at the list and try to understand who they are (are the friends, are they married, are they co-workers) Repeat the process with a new...