Creative Rebellion Essays: Lucky You“Good morning, you won the lottery.” This is what my wife and I jokingly say to each other every morning. It’s an acknowledgment of…Apr 12, 2023Apr 12, 2023
Creative Rebellion Essays: Creative Courage in a Time of UncertaintyMy painting show, Chuushin, ends on 8/14/22, and on 8/13/22 I gave an art talk entitled “Creative Courage in a Time of Uncertainty.” You…Aug 14, 2022Aug 14, 2022
Chuushin exhibition July 29 — August 14, 2022In my book, The Art of Creative Rebellion, I write about doing something beyond your day job — engaging with a pursuit that is strictly…Jul 10, 2022Jul 10, 2022
Creative Rebellion Essays: Community and connection in the Zoom age“Ah man, let’s just do an old-fashioned phone call,” my screenwriter friend, Chris, said to me when we were coordinating a catch up. “I’m…Sep 5, 2021Sep 5, 2021
Creative Rebellion Essays: Shakespeare, Standup Paddleboarding and a Learning MindsetIt was an hour before I was to stand up on the massive outdoor stage of the Theatricum Botanicum and I still hadn’t gotten my lines…Aug 30, 2021Aug 30, 2021
Creative Rebellion Essays: ch-ch-ch-ch-changesMy last day as VP, Product Design for Hulu was Monday, February 8th. I worked at that remarkable company for five years and one month…Mar 13, 2021Mar 13, 2021
Creative Rebellion Essays: What’s the point of it all?This is my last essay of 2020. A tumultuous and trying year, to say the least. We all know the issues. But the upside is that this year…Dec 22, 2020Dec 22, 2020
Creative Rebellion Essays: Creativity, Inspiration, and DesignOn November 20th, I participated in the inaugural Rotman Business Design Initiative event by the Rotman School of Management at the…Nov 23, 2020Nov 23, 2020
Creative Rebellion Essays: ChangeI’ve been remiss in my weekly essays recently as my schedule was overwhelmed with work and changes. It’s all good but it’s a reminder of…Oct 31, 2020Oct 31, 2020
Creative Rebellion Essays: mastery and improvisationI was walking around my backyard this morning, thinking about what this week’s essay should be about when my good friend Tim Kring texted…Oct 12, 2020Oct 12, 2020