Comments on: Seeding Clouds to Produce Brain Storms

By: Jo Taliaferro

Jo Taliaferro — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:13:12 +0000

Dear Paul,
How well I recall a boss sitting a group of folks around a table and saying,”Ok, now we’re going to brainstorm about…”. I had brain fog at that point and didn’t think I had an ounce of creativity in me. Maybe it was there and something in me resisted unlocking the door? Thanks for taking the rain out of my problem solver parade. I’m a new blogger seeking to help others figure out how to live with vision loss. I’ve been blind since birth…ya know, the ROP deal? Check out
http://www.afb.org
for more info. Just wisping in to give my unclouded appreciation for clearing skies!

By: Paul Williams

Paul Williams — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:21:21 +0000

TJ… no _you_ rock! Thanks for taking the time to comment. And I’m pleased I was able to pass along a helpful resource.
That’s the only reason why I write!

By: Paul Williams

Paul Williams — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:19:58 +0000

Harry – Thanks for your note. If you use the my “inner child” rule, simply add together the digits of your calendar age to obtain your inner child’s age. I’m 38, 3+8=11. Your brother in law is what… 71, 72… that puts him a 7+2=9. A 9-year old inner child. Nope, never too late.

By: Paul Williams

Paul Williams — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:15:39 +0000

Roger – Your stuff is terrific! Thank *you*! And thanks for popping onto the DailyFix.

By: TJ McCue

TJ McCue — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:38:50 +0000

Paul
You rock! This is stellar. I love this WikiMindMap. I’ve been searching for something like that for years. Thanks a ton.
TJ

By: Harry Hallman

Harry Hallman — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 18:53:43 +0000

Thanks for this post. It reminds me just how important creativity is in running a business, no mater what that business does.
A note to Roger:
Roger, back in the 1980’s I first bought A Whack on the Side of the Head and then A Kick in the Seat of the Pants. I was CEO of an event company at the time with a staff of 35 people.
Creative pitches and projects were our life’s blood. I made sure everyone in the company got your books and I must say it helped a lot.
Thanks for your books and your input. Here’s a funny story that relates to one of the excuses people give for not doing something creative. Namely “I am not creative.”
When I got your book all those years ago (I must have been one or tw years old (:-)) I gave it to my brother-in-law who was ad still is a great artist. He never thought he was creative and in fact worked in a warehouse. Being one that relished security, he stayed at that job until he retired.
Guess what? He is over 70 now and is busy painting, creating videos and taking pictures for his friends and family. He even makes money doing it. I think he works more now then he did before he retired.
The moral of the story is it is never too late.

By: Roger von Oech

Roger von Oech — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:49:46 +0000

Paul: Excellent post! Very cool to have several of my products (“A Whack on the Side of the Head” and the Creative Whack Pack) included as well (blush, blush).