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The Zen of Venn (Diagrams)
The Zen of Venn (Diagrams)

Venn diagrams are greatly overlooked for their power to demonstrate inclusion, exclusion, and exclusivity. If you want to show the unique value you can bring to a project or client, a Venn diagram is golden. It can be a negotiator's secret tool.

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The Money-Fun Matrix
The Money-Fun Matrix

Use my Money-Fun Matrix to gain clarity on what types of clients and projects to work on in your business.

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Visual IP: What Shape Do Your Ideas Take?
Visual IP: What Shape Do Your Ideas Take?

Visual intellectual property (Visual IP) is a powerful tool to help you explain, influence, and persuade. Here are the 5 essential shapes to unlock the impact of your ideas.

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Visual IP: Your Secret Weapon for Persuasion
Visual IP: Your Secret Weapon for Persuasion

The use of Visual IP – proprietary drawings, diagrams, or frameworks to support your ideas – can be a persuasion power booster for three key reasons: speed, memorability, and differentiation.

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Creativity on Demand
Creativity on Demand

One of the differences between creative professionals and amateurs is the ability to generate creativity on demand. It means not waiting for the muse to arrive.

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Meet the Creative Canvas
Meet the Creative Canvas

The Creative Canvas is an idea exploration and planning tool for creative projects. I first developed the Creative Canvas in 2017 to help artists, designers, and other creative professionals gain clarity on their work, and to guide them in transforming their ideas into reality.

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The Innovation Spiral
The Innovation Spiral

Even though circles are the basis of many innovation frameworks, spirals are a better image to express what really happens in the innovation process.

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