Visiting my family in London, Ontario is something that I love to do, so I make time to do so often. Today, this VLOG stars my father as we got some exercise together. When it comes to setting goals, you have a much better chance of accomplishing them if you have someone hold you…
Month: April 2013
Down But Not Out – Tony’s Tips Video
This week was an exciting creative ride as it was World Creativity and Innovation Week. I met so many people and learned a number of new things. I may write more about that later, but for today I’ve got a little video about what you can do when negative feelings start to feel overwhelming. After…
Creativity, Coffee and Ping Pong for #WCIW
After an early meeting this morning, I found myself enjoying a delicious Americano in the Balzacs coffee shop at the Toronto Reference Library. Today’s creativity challenge included being playful so after some hesitation I decided to strike up a conversation with the woman sitting next to me. I asked permission to tell her a little…
World Creativity and Innovation Week!
Today was a pretty fantastic Monday. I started by attending the kick-off event for World Creativity and Innovation Week Toronto at the Centre for Social Innovation. There, “Serious Play” facilitators including Jacqueline Lloyd sat us down to play with Lego as a means to assist the F-You (Forgiveness) Project. It went very well as the…
My First Video Blog – Do what you know you should do
I’ve been avoiding video-blogging for quite some time now. And the funny thing is that I actually feel quite comfortable in front of the camera. I used to have a principal agent when I was acting professionally, and I still do background work through two agencies today. So why would I not want to video-blog?…
How To Be a SuperConnector: Invite Unexpected Connections with Weak Links
Unexpected connections are happening around us at all times. I find this very exciting because to me it means that we are constantly surrounded with opportunities. What is an unexpected connection? I define it as an interaction with a person or group of people who unexpectedly give you a message, idea or contact that could…