Using Matrix Methodology to Solve a Crime. The host for this show is Phyllis Blees. The guest is Haley Simons. The US Congressional Joint Inquiry into the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001 found ‘prior to 9/11, the Intelligence Community’s analytic components failed to understand the collective significance of the information in their possession. This […]
Kids Afraid to be Creative ..or Unwilling (The Creative Life)
Where Have we Gone Wrong. The host for this show is Phyllis Blees. The guests are Peter Gamwell, Bethany Schwan, Michael Wilson, George Tzougros and Susan McCalmont. We hear from creativity leaders and teachers about the widescale apathy or worse—fear—of students in taking creative risks. These guests show us ways to stop the brain drain […]
The Beethoven Betrayal (The Creative Life)
Resurrecting the Inner Creative. The host for this show is Phyllis Blees. The guest is Haley Simons. We journey with concert pianist Haley Simons through the performance hall of classical music and the visceral essence of creativity. We relive a poignant moment when on tour, where a simple question ricocheted deep within her: why are […]
O’ahu Writers Retreat (Finding Happiness in Hard Times)
North Shore Writing Inspiration. The host for this show is Ken Burtness. The guests are Constance Hale and Chris McKinney. Life is filled with distractions, especially in cities where people, tasks and responsibilities are always demanding attention. Finding time for new projects, even highly desired ones, is hard. If activities are quickly started and quickly […]
Letting Go of Writing Fear (Coronavirus and Our Mental Health)
Overcoming the Blank Page. The host for this show is Ken Burtness. The guests are Tamara Moan, Jamie McOuat and Penny Pence Smith. Life is a multi-emotional continuum, from joy to despair, from interest to boredom, from positive to negative. One of the great negative emotions is fear, and one of the great fears is […]
The Magic of Libraries (Coronavirus and Our Mental Health)
A Refuge of Words, Pictures, and Thoughts. The host for this show is Ken Burtness. The guest is Brian Richardson. Learning to read gives one a lifetime pass to the world of books. And libraries are the theater of the mind that opens its doors when that pass is presented. In this theater the vast […]
Shidler Business School Addresses Community Issues (Community Matters)
Faculty and Students Share Their Work with us. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Constancio Paranal, Kent Le, Crystal Valtiera and Melanie Yang. Professor Constancio Paranal is the Normandy Chair for Peace and Island Innovation, organizations that address community issues, working with small businesses and organizations that deliver campaigns that […]
Shidler Business School Addresses Climate Change (Community Matters)
Faculty and Students Share Their Work with us. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guests are Constancio Paranal, Marisa Pangan-Hosokawa and Raina Casamina. Professor Paranal is the Normandy Chair for Peace and Island Innovation, organizations that are centered on addressing climate change and intergenerational equity, and is teaching a class on Creativity […]
Imagining 2022 (Figments: The Power of Imagination)
Looking Back and Forward. The host for this show is Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf. Fig reviews an eventful 2021 and makes some predictions about 2022. He reflects on the Figments experience, what he has learned from doing these webcasts. Is he optimistic, pessimistic or neutral about the coming year? You will have to watch to find […]
How to Fire Your Inner Critic (The Creative Life)
Unleash Your Creativity. The host for this show is Darlene Boyd. The guest is Jon Pearson. Artist and writer, Jon Pearson, discusses the joy and power of creativity in business, art and life. Jon espouses that creativity isn’t just a a set of cool techniques. It’s YOU the creator. It’s your personality, your predilections and […]