About me
Hi, Marci Segal here. Welcome to my blog.
My purpose is to free people's thinking so they can create exciting new futures. I accomplish this through blogging, consulting, speaking and writing.
I'm a creativity professional, since 1984. My areas of expertise include creativity, innovation and psychological type with specific focus on people, methods, processes and environments that encourage openness to new ideas and new decisions.
I'm a graduate of the International Center for Studies in Creativity (MS in Creative Studies), have written books on creativity and personality type and have received numerous international awards.
In 2001, together with other Canadian creativity colleagues, I co-founded World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 - 21 which is celebrated every year, now, in more than 40 countries. It's intention: To encourage and engage people all over the world to use their creativity to make the world a better place and to make their place in the world better too, without causing harm.
creativityland inc. is an innovation and creativity consulting and training company providing human dimensions of innovation and creative-thinking consulting services, training and products, methodology and related services, conference presentations and keynotes, as well as senior course designers, trainers, facilitators and consultants specializing in creative thinking and problem solving, innovation and personality styles.
Contact: marci at creativityland.net
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Monthly Archives: July 2010
What makes a good creativity professional?
Reading Roger Simon’s July 28, 2010 political column from Politico, “Journolist veers out of bounds” left me wondering. Simon wrote about the Journolist’s demise, saying it’s creator, Ezra Klein unleashed a Frankenstein when he created a listserv of political reporters, … Continue reading
Looking for new ideas? Check out Futurists top 10 forecasts
Need a little spark to your thinking? Take a look at the following top ten trends from the World Future Society’s Outlook report for what’s on the innovation horizon. Factoring even just one these into your idea generating practice will … Continue reading
May all your creations be welcomed with gentle love. Huh?
Okay. Bear with me here. I’ve noodled this for some time and will do my best to keep it simple. What if, when we produce a new ‘something’ it triggers the same reaction as when we give or take part … Continue reading
A simple exercise to boost your resilience to change
I boarded the bus to the subway this afternoon, headed for Brazilfest, an annual summer event in Toronto. Disembarked at the subway station only to find the trains weren’t running due to maintenance. Alternative transport was arranged. The Toronto Transit … Continue reading
Six Annotated Creativity Links 4U
There’s great stuff all over the web that give you creativity tips, tools, tricks and techniques. There are other ones that shed insight into rationale, basic thinking and attitudes for being at your creative best. The links come from the … Continue reading
Want children to be creative? Encourage their gifts while young.
This Brazilian toddler is 18 months old. Isn’t it great the parents are rejoicing in its talents? I’m not sure there are genes for samba… Wouldn’t it be amazing if everyone’s natural gifts were identifiable and valuable? I’ve heard too … Continue reading
Insights into Your Creativity – Life in a Day
There’s a great opportunity to take part in a global creativity event and plant idea seeds for your World Creativity and Innovation Week celebrations April 15 – 21, happening in nine months. How serendipitous that this door is opening now, … Continue reading
Looking for new solutions? Ask new questions. Here’s how.
When new questions are asked, new solutions often result because what hadn’t been thought of becomes the focus of attention. Challenging assumptions to ask new questions is one of many techniques used to crack open new thinking. An easy way … Continue reading
World Creativity and Innovation Week at the World Futures Conference
To help you start planning for World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 – 21, 2011, here’s a copy of the presentation Tom McMillian, Megan Mitchell and I made at the World Futures Conference in Boston on July 10 entitled … Continue reading
Tired of pushing buttons? Why not tap your palms?
Carnegie Melon PhD Candidate Chris Harrison and team developed a technology so you don’t have to write with ink on your palm to remember phone numbers, or to find your digital device to place a call. Skinput works by tapping … Continue reading
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