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3 Questions: Small Things, Big Picture
What little things do you do that delight others? What hobbies or creative endeavors do you have that give you a new perspective? What do...
Brenna McCormick
Mar 26, 20231 min read
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3 Questions: Wind the Clock
What gets you wound up? How do you wind down? Do you give yourself a chance to unwind? - Inspired by setting the clocks foward with my...
Brenna McCormick
Mar 26, 20231 min read
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3 Questions: No Rules Chess
What rules do you want to break? What moves do want to make? What stories do you want to tell? - Inspired by my little guy's version of...
Brenna McCormick
Mar 26, 20231 min read
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Some Questions About AI That I don’t Trust to a Chatbot
Last week, the topic of AI seemed to follow me like a shadow. Flitting from the end of a presentation about the program I direct, to...
Brenna McCormick
Feb 20, 20235 min read
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Quiet: At the Mall and In the Classroom
Fighting some early-onset cabin fever this past Wednesday evening, I headed to the local mall. Not only was I shopping solo (a mama...
Brenna McCormick
Jan 20, 20232 min read
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The Story of a Logo
In my little corner of the world, this past week was full of things that felt kind-of monumental. I stepped onto the stage to welcome...
Brenna McCormick
Sep 5, 20225 min read
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Reduce/Eliminate/Raise/Create: Some Prompts for the New Year, Inspired by Blue Ocean Strategy
While I love the Time Between Years, I will confess, New Year’s as a holiday is not my favorite. I do not want to relive the past year. I...
Brenna McCormick
Jan 1, 20214 min read
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The Gift of Curiosity in the Time Between Years
It is Christmas afternoon, and laying around the living room in the aftermath of a blizzard of wadded-up wrapping paper, flotsam and...
Brenna McCormick
Dec 28, 20203 min read
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Returning to a Creative Endeavor
When you come back to a project or idea, you have to take into account your new experiences, new insights. You are, in a sense, a new...
Brenna McCormick
Mar 7, 20196 min read
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