Tag: flow

All the articles with the tag "flow".

• A Mind Forever Voyaging II.

  10 Feb, 2012

  After restarting a writing practice, the author ties creative flow to steady making—writing, drawing, code, builds—and quotes Hartmut Esslinger warning that “easy” digital polish can breed complacency and interchangeable work unless tools stay tethered to hands-on mastery.

• The Explosion.

  1 Aug, 2011

  Ray Bradbury’s spur—“Don’t try to do, just do”—treats creative acts as explosions that spoil when over-handled.

• Digital Oils.

  3 Feb, 2011

  After a Modo month, Corel Painter’s digital oils plus a Cintiq explore sneaker concepts—natural-media speed for footwear ideation when 3D is overkill, with a side-eye at Painter’s old stability bugs.

• The (New) Hierarchy of Needs - Part II

  18 Oct, 2010

  Part two—stacking momentum, problem-solving, accountability, storytelling, constraints, and foundation like psychological tiers for teams.

• The (New) Hierarchy of Needs - Part I

  14 Oct, 2010

  Opening a Maslow-informed project-management series on letting interpersonal needs balance process—and aiming teams at flow.

• The Hierarchy of Needs.

  26 Jun, 2009

  Re-reading flow and happiness through Maslow—why shelter and safety must clear before self-actualization fantasies dominate.