Peter Lloyd's Blog (6)

Told You So

Tired of your best ideas nose-diving in the trash can? Here are some words of encouragement. You must have some stories of you own. This is the place to get them off of your chest. Continue

Added by Peter Lloyd on September 24, 2008 at 12:05pm — No Comments

Blind Pedestrians Say Quiet Hybrids Pose Safety Threat Some advocates for the blind want to require manufacturers of hybrids to set minimum sound standards for new cars and trucks, arguing that blind pedestrians can't hear them. I couldn't agree more. Silent cars are dangerous, not only for people who can't see but for cyclists and all pedestrians, especially childr… Continue

Added by Peter Lloyd on July 8, 2008 at 10:54am — No Comments

What I learned from the outhouse

Here's some potty talk but not without some redeeming merit. Actually there's probably more merit than merde. Continue

Added by Peter Lloyd on July 8, 2008 at 9:55am — No Comments

Here's Some Old Advice

Yesterday I posted "Old Creative Advice" on IdeaConnection. Doing so prompted me to make a wish. Many, many years ago, in a faraway land called CompuServe (which I was shocked to learn still exists), Franca Leeson, Tim Hurson, Hal Portner, my daughter Caitlin, and a crew of crazy creatives hobnobbed at 300 baud or slightely faster in the new frontier of pre-internet, dial-up, online comm… Continue

Added by Peter Lloyd on July 7, 2008 at 9:21am — No Comments

Let Your People Go!

In honor of Indepnedence Day, I've posted "Handcuffing Creativity" on IdeaConnection. It has always frustrated me the way some managers stifle their greatest source of creativity. I've trained the stifle relfex out of corporate management groups. I've pumped up their rank and file with innovative fire. I've sung to them and sent them all home with the creative spirit shining in their eyes, only to learn that they lose their self-made relig… Continue

Added by Peter Lloyd on July 4, 2008 at 10:15am — No Comments

Invention from Adversity and Animals

I'm a regular contributor to IdeaConnection, where I post Right Brain Workouts. My most recent is titled "Invention from Adversity. My latest post tells the story of four creative people, who turned lemons into lemonade. I'd like to find more o… Continue

Added by Peter Lloyd on July 2, 2008 at 9:03am — No Comments