I use a scientific mind, artistic heart approach to help professionals of all kinds learn and make amazing things
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Academics and Educators, Activists, Applied Improvisers, Artists, Business Leaders, Corporate Educators, Designers, Disney People, Fiction Writers, Filmmakers and Entertainers, Marketers, Novices, Psychologists and Behavioral Scientists, Sales, Scientists and Data Analysts, Small Businesses, and Songwriters.
Business Leaders
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I believe a "scientific mind, artistic heart" approach can help all businesses.
I apply this unique approach to help you and your team create, ideate, strategize, and build skills in novel and practical ways.
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Check Out: Invisible Fruit, Goal-Insight-Action, A.C.E. Teams
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Hire/Collab: Strategy and idea days, talks and training, consulting
Hollywood & Entertainment Folks
I was a film major and Disney Imagineer before I was a consumer psychology PhD.
For you, I share original ideas that start in theory and are expanded with creativity to help you make better and never-done-before things.
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Check Out: Story Pitches, The Destiny Narrative, Design Papers
Hire/Collab: Make something together, purchase ideas, consulting
Psychology Folks
I believe psychological science is the most widely applicable palette of ideas for anyone to know, and I had the joy of doing a PhD in it.
For you, I adapt the science into original, practical, and creative forms to help you teach and apply the unparalleled power of psychology in new ways.
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Check Out: Models, Academic Science, Emotion Lyrics
Hire/Collab: Articles, guest speaking, applied science
Fiction People
I believe in the power of fiction to bring people to truths, and I write fiction myself.
For you, I present the creative forms of Stories About and Lyrics About, and I capture original and powerful ideas about story in "scientific mind, artistic heart" models and analyses.
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Check Out: Stories About, Pitches, Lyrics About, Story Theories
Hire/Collab: Stories, story teaching, experimental projects
Applied Improv Folks
I believe the improv mindset is one of the most widely useful mindsets, and I serve as the chief scientist at On Your Feet, a world leader in applied improv deliveries.
For you, I bring a "scientific mind, artistic heart" approach to help even the best apply improv better and argue more scientifically for its value.
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Check Out: Science of Yes, And, Design Theories, Psych Theories
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Hire/Collab: Events, Corporate Education, Innovation Days
Disney Folks
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I was a psychological scientist at Walt Disney Imagineering who found more magic through "scientific mind, artistic heart" approaches.
My goal is to bring additional sophistication and inspiration to Disney-style design and storytelling to offer something additive to even world experts like you.
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Check Out: The Disney Page
Hire/Collab: New designs, science of design talks, consulting
Small Businesses​
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I believe the best ideas often come from small teams.
My goal is to help your small business team take big leaps through design, brand, and story.
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Check Out: D’s of Design, Multi-Narrative Story, Big Identity Net
Hire/Collab: Strategy and ideas days, talks and training, consulting
Novices​
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I believe the most advanced ideas can be used by novices, if those ideas are properly defined and applied by an expert.
My goal is to be an expert that doesn't just give you the basics, but helps you understand the most advanced and original ideas.
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Check Out: Advanced Ideas and Useful Takes
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Hire/Collab: Talks, micro consulting, trainings
Activists​
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I take a "scientific mind, artistic heart" approach to the theory of change.
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My goal is to help activists like you see new ways to make big change happen through a combination of psychology, artistic inspiration, and creative grit.
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Check Out: Team Hero, Solution Aversion, Useful Takes on Society
Hire/Collab: Activism initiatives, talks, consulting
Artists​
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I believe that artists can benefit from working with a scientist, but only when the scientist gets and respects the artistic heart.
My goal is to bring “scientific mind, artistic heart” approaches to help artists like you discover and make unique and amazing things.
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Check Out: Lyrics and Takes on Art, Design and Creativity Theory
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Hire/Collab: Art projects, interdisciplinary events, consulting
Design Folks​
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I produce original ideas and approaches at the intersections of psychology, art, and business.
My goal is to bring amazing designers like you ideas you’ve never seen before so you can do things that have never been done before.
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Check Out: Design Pitches, Original Ideas on Design and Creativity
Hire/Collab: Designs, consulting, products
Songwriters​
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I capture ideas in original lyrics and in academic lab experiments.
My goal for you is to bring a “scientific mind, artistic heart" approach to lyric writing to help even the best lyricists discover and create stronger idea foundations and narratives.
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Check Out: Lyrics About, Lyrics About Guide, Story Techniques
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Hire/Collab On: New lyrics, improving lyrics, performing lyrics
Education & Academic Folks​
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I believe in the power of great education and have spent my life pioneering new approaches in academia, media, and industry.
My goal is to bring you original ideas, experiences, approaches, and takes for modern, classic, and powerful education at any level.
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Check Out: Define + Apply, Edu Takes, Fundamentals Problem
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Hire/Collab: New approaches, talks, media
Science & Data People ​
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Science and data are powerful, but leveraging and communicating their value can be very difficult.
I help great data-minded people like you express the value of their ideas, generate new ones, and approach their data in novel ways.
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Check Out: Goal-Insight-Action, Invisible Fruit, Every Shade of Blue
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Hire/Collab: New approaches, talks, media
Corporate Education ​
I love training people at companies, as they are often advanced, attentive, and the most receptive to useful, concise education.
My goal is to help you create in person or virtual experiences that are truly impactful, experiential, and joyful, in the topics of story, marketing, culture, design, innovation, creativity, and more.
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Check Out: Big Ideas Here, Approaches and Modules Here
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Hire/Collab: Trainings, talks, curriculum
Marketers
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I am a marketing professor who believes marketing is everything and can do everything.
My goal is to help bring you original insights and logic at the intersection of science, art, biz, and culture that can be additive to your brilliance.
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Check Out: Science of Cool, Multi-Narrative, Super Signals​
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Hire/Collab: consulting, talks, project collabs
Sales​
Sales is psychology, problem-solving, improv, storytelling, communication, and so much.
My goal is to bring you ideas and unique experiences that are everything at once, because you need to be everything at once.
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Check Out: Story, Psychology, and Communication big ideas here
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Hire/Collab: training, talks, stoytelling
