Some Weekend Inspiration

Posted on February 29, 2008 - Filed Under Inspiration | Leave a Comment

Everyone can use some inspiration after a long week … and before a working weekend.

Some of the coolest stuff that exists in the world today is due to taking a different perspective. A cultural artist, Banksy definitely acheives that in both his art as well as his canvas - he started as a graffiti artist [...]

The Secret to Viral Videos

Posted on February 27, 2008 - Filed Under Random | 1 Comment

A couple of years ago I was taking a Creative Industries course at the University of Toronto when I had the privilege of speaking with David Mirvish. This was before the whole Lord of the Rings fiasco. Anyways, he explained to me that there was a simple order of popularity and success with the shows [...]

The Mystery Box

Posted on February 25, 2008 - Filed Under Inspiration | 3 Comments

J.J. Abrams is the brilliant creative mind behind Alias, Lost and Cloverfield. I was watching a talk he gave at the 2007 TED conference that I thought was spectacular. Not because he had an awesome presentation style or really cool slides. To be honest, he was really nervous at the beginning of the talk. But [...]

Don’t Do Drugs?

Posted on February 21, 2008 - Filed Under On Ideation | Leave a Comment

Do you remember when you were in Grade 9 English and you had to read Hamlet? Did anybody else watch the movie instead of reading the play? I just want to know that I’m not alone.
Inspired by Hugh’s manifesto “How To Be Creative”, some design students have put together a short video version of [...]

Behaviour Modification 101

Posted on February 21, 2008 - Filed Under Thought Starters | 3 Comments

*Nerdy article alert!
In Tuesday’s article, I wrote about how people like surprises. But why? And how does that affect how my behaviour? Luckily, behavioural psychology has some answers. Humans respond to rewards. I mean, I like getting stuff when I do things well. Especially if that stuff is a free beer. Once again, I digress. [...]

I Like Surprises

Posted on February 19, 2008 - Filed Under ideaDRUNK's ideas | 2 Comments

Sometimes the best things in life are unexpected. When I was working on marketing credit cards, I came across a concept called “Surprise & Delight” promotions. Basically, customers were randomly selected to win some cool stuff when they used their card. I mean, who doesn’t like surprises? One of my good friends likes surprises so [...]

Why You Don’t Need A Macbook

Posted on February 13, 2008 - Filed Under On Ideation | 4 Comments

There is no correlation between creativity and equipment. None. Zilch. Nada. You don’t need a shiny new Macbook to create brilliant ideas. The more talented someone is, the less they need the props. There are too many people that focus on acquiring the tools to be creative instead of working on developing the ideas themselves.
Instead [...]

Picking Up More Than Groceries

Posted on February 11, 2008 - Filed Under ideaDRUNK's ideas | 3 Comments

I was at Dim Sum yesterday with some fellow members of The Hounds and the conversation moved to an interesting topic. Apparently, there is a grocery store called the T&T in Toronto that is supposed to be reputable for meeting fellow single on a Saturday morning. Now, this was pretty surprising to me, but upon [...]

The Power of Small Ideas

Posted on February 8, 2008 - Filed Under On Ideation | 1 Comment

Not all ideas have to be big. They don’t all have to change the world. As a matter of fact, many of the big ideas out there today started as small ones targeted at a specific market. It just so happened that the value that a small group of people found in the concept could [...]

Winners Go Home and *BLEEP* the Prom Queen

Posted on February 6, 2008 - Filed Under Random | 7 Comments

Idea Drunk has been voted the Best Business/Finance Blog in Canada! Despite the cockiness of the headline, I am actually humbled by the win. This was totally unexpected considering the quality and experience of the competition in the Canadian Blog Awards.
A big thank you to everyone who voted. I owe you all a beer. Or [...]