Best Workplaces
The Best Workplaces report (Financial Times, April 28, 2005) notes many factors in common with Managing Creativity and Innovation.Material reward is not the sole factor in determining satisfaction....
View ArticleCreativity And Innovation Management - Special People?
People often think that there is a creative type. This is a myth.1. We can all solve problems.2. We can all produce large sets of ideas, large numbers of novel ideas and large numbers of diverse...
View ArticleInnovation Management - Why Should The USA Or EU Come Out On Top?
There is a momentum of thought in the USA and EU that implies that either of the two continents should come out on top in the innovation game. Perhaps this is related to the number of articles that...
View ArticleStory Structure - Three Heroes
Three Heroes Story Structure follows the Hero's Journey mould but distinguishes itself by making both the hero and the shape shifter both likeable and deserving of the final prize.The Classic Hero's...
View ArticleStory Structure - Classic Hero's Journey
The Classical Hero's Journey is one of the most detailed story structures containing 106 sequences overall and 32 in Act III alone.A descendant of Campbell's Hero with a Thousand Faces and containing...
View ArticleScreenwriting, Screenplays, Screenwriters - Writing A Screenplay Using Structure
Effective screenwriting relies on the good understanding and use of structure.Inexperienced screenwriters may believe that structure inhibits creativity, but experienced writers know that following a...
View ArticleScreenwriting, Screenplays, Screenwriters - Good Ideas For Stories
The principle for writing good screenplays begins with good idea generation and then the use of structure to extrapolate that idea into a coherent story.Sources of Good Ideas a) Ideas that push...
View ArticleScreenwriting - The Value Of Structure
Structure in the form of frameworks, work processes and goals enhances creative output:a) Short term goals (incremental productivity) produce more output than a "do your best" approach. Writing four...
View ArticleScreenwriting And Screenwriters - Beyond Syd Field
Without denigrating the work and contribution of Syd Field to the art of screenwriting, it is about time many screenwriters moved on.Syd Field gave us the plot point - a clearer definition of what was...
View ArticleHero's Journey (complete, 106 Stages)
Beyond three and four act story structure, lies the Hero's Journey.The Hero's Journey is the most usable story structure consisting of at least 106 stages and the template for successful contemporary...
View ArticleHero's Journey - The First Threshold
Beyond three and four act story structure, lies the Hero's Journey.The Hero's Journey is the most usable story structure consisting of at least 106 stages and the template for successful contemporary...
View ArticleCreativity Management And Good Ideas
Some ideas occur in the office and others occur away from the office.If you think of creativity as problem identification and idea generation, then it follows that problem identification and some of...
View ArticleHero's Journey - The Herald
Beyond three and four act story structure, lies the Hero's Journey.The Hero's Journey is the most usable story structure consisting of at least 106 stages and the template for successful contemporary...
View ArticleHero's Journey - Woman As Temptress
Beyond three and four act story structure, lies the Hero's Journey.The Hero's Journey is the most usable story structure consisting of at least 106 stages and the template for successful contemporary...
View ArticleFour Act Stories And Beyond
There are various forms of structure, including frameworks, work processes and goal setting.A lot has been written about story structure. In my mind, understanding its value is priceless.There is a lot...
View ArticleStory Structure - Final Conflict
Beyond three and four act story structure, lies the Hero's Journey.The Hero's Journey is the most usable story structure consisting of at least 106 stages and the template for successful contemporary...
View ArticleApotheosis And Synergy
Every hero has a seminal insight - the apotheosis. Once you know what that insight will be, you can start building your story up to and beyond that point:In The Shawshank Redemption, Andy Dufresne's...
View ArticleCreativity Management And Team Size
Effective team structure is critical when managing creativity and creative output.It appears that many individuals are effective alone - Einstein, Marco Polo, etc. - however, what is usually overlooked...
View ArticleScreenwriting - Five Golden Insights
Originality emerges from structure. Once you have a story idea, you can expand the idea into a story by using structure. In the initial extrapolation the new story structure will resemble the one being...
View ArticleHero's Journey - Meeting With The Goddess
This is the seventh stage of the Hero's Journey.The hero encounters a value that drives him to consciously and forcefully enter the world of the antagonism - something he has previously resisted on...
View ArticleHero's Journey - The Matrix (1999)
The Matrix (1999) is one recent story that follows the Hero's Journey almost to the book. Further, it uses storytelling techniques that are very common in other movies. Mirroring these structures and...
View ArticleHero's Journey - Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas is another successful story that follows the Hero's Journey template. Mirroring this template allows the screenwriter to write effective screenplays and stories.The Fade In introduces the...
View ArticleHero's Journey And Story Structure - Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark is another successful story that follows the Hero's Journey template almost by the book. Mirroring the Hero's Journey template allows the screenwriter to write effective...
View ArticleHero's Journey - Part 3 And 4 (of 17)
The hero's journey is the screenwriting template. Screenwriters can use it to write effective screenplays. Below are a few of the elements of each stage of the journey.Supernatural AidThe hero is...
View ArticleScreenwriting Process - Ten Steps To A First Draft
The initial idea:a) Once you know the apotheosis - the seminal insight the hero has - then you can build your story up to and beyond that point. Knowing the hero's apotheosis allows you to decide what...
View ArticleHero's Journey - Part 5 And 6 (of 17)
The Hero's Journey is the screenwriting template. Screenwriters can use it to write effective screenplays. Below are a few of the elements of each stage of the journey.The Belly of the Whale.Physical...
View ArticleScreenwriting Structure - Part 7 And 8 (of 17)
The hero's journey is the screenwriting template. Screenwriters can use it to write effective screenplays. Below are a few of the elements of each stage of the journey.Meeting with the...
View ArticleHero's Journey, Screenwriting, Story Structure - Parts 13 And 14 (of 17)
The Hero's Journey is THE screenwriting template. Screenwriters can use it to write effective screenplays. Below are a few of the elements of each stage of the journey.The Magic Flight.Flee with the...
View ArticleHero's Journey, Screenwriting, Story Structure - Part 15 (of 17)
The Hero's Journey is THE screenwriting template. Screenwriters can use it to write effective screenplays. Below are a few of the elements of each stage of the journey.The Crossing of the Return...
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