September 2003
Creative Implications of Fractions and Frozen Foods
Dr. Eric Rabkin, Professor of English and Literature at the University of Michigan, discusses the technological imagination from ancient Egypt to modern times. He explores how basic changes in ideas, technology, and cultural practice often produce deep and surprising effects. The creative connection between fractions and frozen foods is revealed within the context of hidden markets, product engineering and the humanistic implications of technology.
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October 2003
Holy Harmony Batman! The Chenille Sisters Talk
For more years than they'll talk about in public, the Chenille Sisters have delighted their audiences with inventive material and three-part harmony that is tighter than the seal on a zip lock bag. With a luscious sound that dips and soars across the landscape of human experience, these gals simply walk on stage, open their mouths and hog-tie your heart.
You may have heard them sing, but the Chenille Sisters also talk. Grace Morand, Cheryl Dawdy and Connie Huber reveal the method behind the music and the on-stage madness. With host Jan Nichols, they serve up a fresh take on meaningful communication. It’s a power-girl perspective on collaborative management, a music-as-metaphor examination of life, and the sound business practice of wearing pointy-toed shoes
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November 2003
Design Gang from Giddy Up Corralled for Conversation on Creativity
They’re rowdy. They’re lawless. And they’re riding into town. The design gang and game developers from Giddy Up are creative cowboys who defy every rule. They scoff at regulations, mock authority figures and reserve their respect for a simple two-word code: innovation rules.
Host Jan Nichols corrals the gang for an up close examination of their association with notorious characters like Hello Kitty, Dora the Explorer, the Fairly Odd Parents and the excessively affable Sponge Bob Square Pants.
The Giddy Up posse includes Josh Pokempner, Jonathan Wright, Kellie Hebert, Rob Terrell, Heather McWilliams and Tiffany Threadgould. Talking at once, but never in unison, the Giddy Up gang speaks out on the nature of innovation, the miraculous ability of surprise ink markers to extend product lines and the improbable business model behind the fun and games.
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December 2003
Puzzles, Preparation & Play: Everyday Creative Genius
Creative geniuses are just like the rest of us but there is an important difference. They are comfortable with the confusion of shifting their habits of thinking. These individuals dare to embrace opposites, seek unlikely connections and link unusual associations in order to shake-up the self-organizing habits of the mind. This opens the door to creativity, and it’s a door that anyone can walk through.
Working within the framework of puzzles, preparation and play, key points from previous conversations, this program features hands-on fun and games for the practical purpose of awakening everyday creative genius. Discover the potential inside your head with host Jan Nichols of Market Arts Creative. Goofing off is a great place to start when the goal is to shake-up habits of thinking and get practical about strategies that stir the imagination.