Author Archives: Sam Harrison

Do Clients Want Design Work Soft, Gooey, Fast?

If your clients don’t understand the value of good design, and would rather pine for something soft, gooey and fast, you owe it to yourself (and the potential client) to help change their perspective and value of design. Follow these three approaches. More

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Do You Suck at Selling Your Ideas?

Phenomenal ideas, like that for the Dyson vacuum cleaner, are sometimes the hardest ideas to sell. Take tips from James Dyson on selling your next big idea to decision makers. More

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Create While You Wait

As you find yourself seemingly wasting time in dreaded checkout lines or in traffic, learn to create some of your best ideas for your next design project by finding inspiration around you.
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Creative Marathon

Just like a marathon runner trains for their big race, we challenge you to complete a month-long creative marathon. This involves following weekly training schedules with exercises laid out by Sam Harrison, aka The Creative Coach.
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Cooking up Creativity

Are you in a creative rut when it comes to injecting fresh brainstorming tactics or collaborative exercises among your team? Nothing says fresh like taking your team out of the office and into the kitchen.
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Take a Trip to Recharge Your Creativity

Planning a weekend getaway or a summer vacation? Wherever you’re traveling, make sure your creativity gets rejuvenated along the way with these 6 tips.
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IdeaSelling Excerpt: Present a Powerful Pitch

Creativity guru Sam Harrison offers exercises and tips to help you present your ideas successfully to decision makers. More

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Stretch Your Creativity

Whether you’re at the top of your game or just getting started, don’t delay stretching your creativity. Download this worksheet to accompany the exercises outlined in in the article "Are You Stretching or Stagnant" in the August 2009 issue of HOW.
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Make This Month More Creative

Want to make this month your most creative? Our resident creative expert offers up an exercise for you to complete each week. Break free from your creative rut! More

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Creative Exercise: Let the Details Guide You

This exercise is all about listening to the details and letting them guide your creativity. More

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