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Don The Idea Guy has been coming up with
creative ideas and innovative action plans on behalf of a variety of clients
for more than 20 years, but for some reason it took almost as many years for
him to realize the common thread tying together all those meetings with
clients and the creative ideas they sparked -- Coffee.
Anytime a face-to-face meeting was
needed, it was inevitably scheduled at a local coffee shop. As Starbucks
became the revolutionary "third space" and a favored brand of
millions, it also became the de-facto meeting spot for any DTIG client
conference or impromptu brainstorm.
Soon after, the connection to rapid-fire
idea generation and the action and activity that went along with it became
apparent. It wasn't just the power of creativity -- it was CAFFEINATED
CREATIVITY.
Once that proverbial light bulb
flickered over DTIG's head, it was only a latte later that the idea to become
the world's first "Idea Barista" was born.
Brain-Storming becomes BEAN-Storming,
and the similarities between coffee, caffeine, and creativity seem to glow
with an energy all their own.
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Possessing creative powers beyond
those
of mere mortals, Don The Idea Guy rescues those
in need of innovative ideas through his brainstorming sessions, articles, and
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More About Don The
Idea Guy...
Don The Idea Guy (DTIG) has been
featured in Small Business News, interviewed by the New York Times, quoted in
Fast Company magazine, and served as the first president of the International
Idea Trade Association. Recently, one of his ideas was selected for inclusion
in Seth Godin's ebook "What
Should Google Do?" (page 68!)
Don is the author of the book 100-WHATS
of CREATIVITY, one hundred 'what-if' questions to spur your creativity,
unmuck your mind, and breakthrough your mental blocks and has written
numerous articles on the subject of increasing innovation and adding
creativity to your personal and professional life.
DTIG is an award-winning public speaker and an official "Trained
Brain" of the Eureka
Ranch in Cincinnati, Ohio. He has sold, shared, or traded ideas with the
likes Sears-Kenmore, Ford Motor Company, Palm, American Airlines, Coca-Cola,
Kelloggs, The American Marketing Association, Doug Hall, Seth Godin, Daniel
Pink, Jeffrey Gitomer, and The Tom Peters Company.
With a degree in Visual
Communications from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Don
has focused his creativity in a variety of fields
including; graphic design, sales, marketing, promotion,
training, and customer service.
Don pays special
attention to business and social trends, creating ideas
that average 6-months ahead of the early adopter curve,
but sometimes he jumps ahead and misses his mark by by a
year or two (at one point a DTIG idea was more than 10
years ahead of the trend -- he hasn't yet decided if that
was a positive or a negative...)
Don is a proud
member of the BzzAgent community, and is featured
in BzzAgent.com
founder Dave Balter's book "Grapevine:
The New Art of Word-of-Mouth Marketing."
His website, DonTheIdeaGuy.com,
is a popular destination for anyone searching the web for
ideas on creativity and innovation. His web log "Brain|Blog"
provides an (almost!) daily dose of creative thinking. |
