Like so many other Parisians and large cities inhabitants, I’ve grown a bit spoiled about arts. So many wonderful exhibits, special events, new creations or fantastic celebrations of old masters… It really takes a lot nowadays to trigger my curiosity and drive me to go and discover some new art work.   Take a photographer,
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What about a refreshing break? Sit down, lay back and relax. Feeling comfortable? Now push play. Watch and enjoy ! It’s over. Now check quickly – which tips do you remember? Did some ideas make you laugh? Did some others seem strange? Think just a bit… Let the pictures from the video cross your brain…
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Research has shown that the capacity to uncover new opportunities can come from two types of approaches – focused investigation and… relaxed, open-ended and random scanning of the environment! Therefore next time you attend a large gathering of people – be it a meeting, a conference… change the criteria you typically use to define with
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Striving for certainty is one of the best ways to avoid or slow down changes. In the coming days, pick one dimension of your work life where you’d like to see some change. Challenge yourself to try out a new approach before you’re a hundred percent sure that this is the right approach – identify
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Too early in the morning. Way too early… My brain is still cloudy in spite of two strong cups of coffee. My thoughts dance back and forth, between the projects I have to work on, my neighbours’ loud conversations, and the monotonous, unpleasant tune announcing the metro’s doors closing process after each stop.  I have
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If you like jazz standards, you might have heard that song on your national jazz radio… Or maybe you remember it from the closing shots of Barry Levinson’s movie “Good morning, Vietnam!”, strongly overlaying war strikken landscapes with Louis Armonstrong’s warm, hopeful praise of this “wonderful world” we live in… But have you ever paid
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