Sean D. Francis

The absolute worst thing for creativity is repetition. Repetition is wonderful for developing skills, learning how to do something really well, but it kills creativity. Repetition allows the creative parts of the mind to shut down. It sort of kicks back, flips on the TV, and watches five hours of Singing and Dancing Chef Models [...]

I’m a proponent of boldness. Bold thoughts and bold actions create change, cause disruption, and shift power.  Boldness is the trait to be able to act against the status quo, set aside self-interest and do something for the greater good.  Boldness is one of those traits that needs to be practiced.  It isn’t about waiting [...]

An interesting confluence of events led me to this concept.  First, I’ve been reinvigorated with the spirit of the Romans by listening to Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History. Second, I had a rare opportunity to have a conversation with a young creator, and when I say young, I mean a kid writing and drawing a deep [...]

From how I titled this post, one might think it is one of my science fiction posts but the title actually comes from John Cleese (of Monty Python fame) so now you probably have no idea what the underlying theme is. Don’t fret, I’m writing about creativity today. In Belgium, John Cleese gave a lecture, [...]

Your creative work has real value. Yesterday, the man behind Marvel, the Generalissimo himself who has appeared not only in all of the Marvel based superhero movies but also web viral videos like Geek and Gamer Girls, Stan Lee tweeted about his early days in the comic book industry.  Mainly he was responding to whether [...]

Jeffrey Phillips wrote Innovate on Purpose: Creativity takes Courage which I found to be an interesting analysis of creativity in the business world and to be an interesting addendum to the American creativity crisis.  If creativity takes courage and we are in a creativity crisis, are we saying that America currently lacks courage? I say [...]