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deborah morrison

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Interests: advertising, ideas, creativity, fast organizations, smart culture university of oregon goodness

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PIVOT: our latest venture dedicated to understanding creativity and idea-making

Glenn Griffin and I put the finishing touches on our PIVOT proposal. We'll be asking creative professionals about their transformational moments. We are ready to talk about this at SXSW 2014. We've spoken at SX twice before to encouraging (maybe... Continue reading

Posted Jul 26, 2013 at Ideas + Makers

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This, my friends, is so good it hurts.

This, my friends, is so good it hurts. Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2013 at Ideas + Makers

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Growing Nimble Thinkers for the Creative Economy

Glenn Griffin and I talked today to SXSWedu about nimble thinkers. Realizing it is a complex discussion for a little over 45 minutes of dedicated time, I thought I'd offer some other resources and directions in order to keep the... Continue reading

Posted Mar 5, 2013 at Ideas + Makers

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agile creativity + process

I'm so stoked about Google's Agile Creativity project. In a Google Hangout yesterday, agency leaders like 72andSunny's awesome John Boiler and clever Greg Anderson of BBH and (wow) Director of Engineering at Google+ Chee Chew were led by Google Managing... Continue reading

Posted Aug 9, 2012 at Ideas + Makers

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mobile digital fiction

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Posted Aug 3, 2012 at Ideas + Makers

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Maira Kallman on creating. "There is this fluidity between the narrative word and the narrative picture." Continue reading

Posted Aug 3, 2012 at Ideas + Makers

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mos def is beautiful

This is work you want to embrace. Continue reading

Posted Aug 3, 2012 at Ideas + Makers

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16 :: simplicity

The most remarkable Rachel Hom, junior strategist at 72andSunny and holder of one of my Favorite People Awards, is a thinker. She's also a maker and a collaborator and a producer of things. That's what makes her tick: shoe is curious, follows that curiosity and then creates. She put together... Continue reading

Posted Feb 15, 2012 at The Creative Strategist

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15 :: not sure if I agree but...

This is an interesting infographic of "bests" in advertising. Which category subscribes to the brand thinking philosophy? Where's the "best citizen" award? Who is the author? But interesting nonetheless... Via: CollegeOnline.org Continue reading

Posted Feb 12, 2012 at The Creative Strategist

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14 :: making content from data + culture

Interesting to me that we as content makers can be inspired by so many things. Take for instance these two possibilities. One takes data and research and turns it into a compelling story. The other takes a cultural event and gives us accessibility and meaning. It seems to me that... Continue reading

Posted Jan 29, 2012 at The Creative Strategist

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13 :: storytelling

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Posted Jan 26, 2012 at The Creative Strategist

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12 :: and 3 things you should be reading this week

1 :: Perusing Brainpickings should be part of your daily ritual. Note that Maria Popova is a cultural curator whose work informs all sorts of media and cultural forms. She is the Insights Curator for TBWA Chiat\Day. I know teachers, filmmakers, strategists, screenwriters, performers, creatives, and the curious who use... Continue reading

Posted Jan 15, 2012 at The Creative Strategist

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11 :: power of brand thinking

We continue to discuss and grow the idea of brand thinking to define what we want meaningful work to be. So let's look for great examples. It's certainly in the wonderful It Gets Better project. Consider: a strong purposeful message, compelling, building a community, establishing a strong experience for an... Continue reading

Posted Jan 15, 2012 at The Creative Strategist

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10 :: Creative Strategist class as beginning

Our Creative Strategist program is based on the notion that everyone in the idea industry should be creative and strategic. Many programs train students in one way of thinking or the other; instead, we want the T-shaped experience to come alive. Idea generation + strategic thinking = solid platform for... Continue reading

Posted Jan 10, 2012 at The Creative Strategist

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9 :: and so beautiful

Now this, my friends, is a project. Pure concept. Enlightened. Be inspired. Symmetry from Everynone on Vimeo. Continue reading

Posted Oct 20, 2011 at The Creative Strategist

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@farrahbostic is so smart. Required: How to do lean planning View more presentations from Farrah Bostic Continue reading

Posted Oct 20, 2011 at The Creative Strategist

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Symmetry from Everynone on Vimeo. Continue reading

Posted Oct 20, 2011 at Ideas + Makers

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7 :: 5 things you should be reading this week

After a pretty awesome talk by Scott Bedbury and a week of blogging + paper planning + project collaborating, our mission is still clear: be curious and be searching. Therefore, see the following readings ("Are they required, Professor Morrison? Why, yes, my friends, all of these will be on the... Continue reading

Posted Oct 17, 2011 at The Creative Strategist

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6 :: 1000 journals

When in need of inspiration, I hurry back here. Continue reading

Posted Oct 10, 2011 at The Creative Strategist

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5 :: The creative strategist and curation

In looking at what we are asked to do as information and content specialists, it's easy to see that a great responsibility rests in our ability (personal and professional in nature) to curate large amounts of information, ideas, data, imaginings. No matter the job title, you have to face a... Continue reading

Posted Oct 10, 2011 at The Creative Strategist

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4 :: 5 things you should be reading

Ah, the joys of keeping up with a blog. I'm watching as our Fall 2011 Creative Strategists begin/ grow/ invest in their blog as a way of showing how they think. Great energy. Look through the list to the right and explore. Great moments to be reading right now. Here's... Continue reading

Posted Oct 10, 2011 at The Creative Strategist

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3 :: Ideabooks. Inspiration.

Antonion Marras and other idea folks show off their Moleskine books. A wonder. Ideabooks are for fast ideas and for building and developing. Artful postings or info or what ifs? Challenge yourself. Continue reading

Posted Sep 26, 2011 at The Creative Strategist

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2 :: Dave Allen on Social Media Overload

In his thoughtful essay posted this morning, our own Dave Allen talks discusses the media overload we have in our lives. I'm so guilty of that constant checking, the swiping of timeline to see what's happening at any hour. So much so that Dan called me on it (again) a... Continue reading

Posted Sep 26, 2011 at The Creative Strategist

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1 :: On Tuesday it begins

I've been a semester person all my life and I still -- after six years -- feel a bit of panic that we're not in class during the month of Septemenber. Quarters do that to you. The good news is our classes begin and this term, there are so many... Continue reading

Posted Sep 25, 2011 at The Creative Strategist

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inspired by smart thinking

@farrahbostic is so smart. Required: How to do lean planning View more presentations from Farrah Bostic Continue reading

Posted May 22, 2011 at Ideas + Makers

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