It seems that our world is a very serious place.  Way too serious.  And it doesn’t bode well for business.  A central premise of Slingshot is the importance of retaining our childhood sense of fun and curiosity.  The absence of fun and laughter stunts both creativity and productivity.  Here is some further proof.

The underlying premise of my Immersive Executive Experience series is to take a small group of participants through an exceptional, multi-day event that combines three complementary, yet traditionally separate components:  High intellectual stimulation, one-of-a-kind locations, and invigorating activities that reinforce the key Slingshot principles.  I took part in an invigorating IEE-type event last month in the Austrian Alps.

What better way to start the New Year, than a quick mental challenge? One that allows you to match wits with young children.  As you know, I am a big admirer of the simple, intuitive way that children think, and urge adults to re-capture and retain such a perspective.  So here is a quick test to see if you are capable to think as a child.

As my final post for the year, I chose to draw your attention to the celebration of humor and laughter.  It happens annually on, you guessed it, April 1st.  But where it happens may surprise you:  The Black Sea port town of Odessa, in Ukraine.

Well, well, well.  As a wholehearted proponent of re-imagining boundaries, I am enamored by the intersection of seemingly unrelated elements.  Such a mix has the potential to ignite previously untapped value propositions.  And, I am also a big fan of humor, as an ingredient of creative thinking.