by John Horn | Mar 8, 2023 | Creativity, Have Better Conversations, Learning & Thinking
I go to Uptown Barbers in Vancouver’s (Mt. Pleasant ‘hood to get my hair cut every six weeks or so. Marco and Ben – the two barbers who I most often visit – deliver haircuts as good as the banter in their shop. Being able to start and sustain great conversations while...
by John Horn | Feb 22, 2023 | Creativity, Futureproof Kids
This weekend my youngest son burst into the office and proudly showed me his Lego creation – it’s me sipping coffee while riding a “pizza delivery hover bike with other foods, like apples and fried chicken!” And so the Lego Dad Activity was...
by John Horn | Dec 21, 2022 | Creativity, Futureproof Kids
Christmas is this Sunday. Christmas carols are a cool part of the holidays. About a month ago, my oldest son’s music class was asked what Christmas carol they should perform for the school’s concert. He recommended “Christmas in Hollis” by Run DMC because he really...
by John Horn | Nov 2, 2022 | Business & Entrepreneurship, Creativity, Futureproof Kids
Human beings are designed for play. It’s a scientific fact. Most adults, however, are too busy or serious to hurl themselves into the joy of play with great frequency, let alone daily. There is a strong business case for playing every day, as building blocks, painting...
by John Horn | Aug 10, 2022 | Campus Career Centre 3.0, Creativity
Workplaces are not synonymous with joy. According to Gallup and everyone else who measures this stuff, 85% of the global workforce is not engaged or actively disengaged. This is concerning enough on its own, but Gallup has also found that great workplaces literally...
by John Horn | Jun 8, 2022 | Creativity
Describing how we kill stuff like exams, exercise routines, and/or big meals, reflects a shortcoming of creativity in North America (where such phrases are used most often). I believe that we should stop “killing it”. The casual language and colloquialisms...
