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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


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


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


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 19, 20235 min read


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


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


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


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


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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