Creativity | Educational Travel | Mentorship | My Thoughts | Posted on May 28, 2025 at 8:34 pm by geneinletford
Yesterday, as Shawn went on his Arizona Science Center field trip for #602 today in Phoenix, I challenged myself to have a “Brain Growth” trip. To ward off dementia, it’s just as important for me to stretch my mind and brain capacity as it is for him to experience new things, so I look at [...]
“Isn’t Music Just Math with More Soul?” — Lessons from an 8-Year-Old Polymath
Arts Integration | Brain Capital | Creativity | Leadership | My Thoughts | Posted on March 20, 2025 at 5:11 pm by geneinletford
“Why is music separate from math time?” a student once asked with a furrowed brow. “Aren’t they all the same? Isn’t music, math—and math, music?” Mic drop. At just eight years old, she cracked the code on what many educational systems are just now realizing: the future of learning is integration. She wrapped it all [...]
Why Translating Ideas Is the New Workplace Superpower
Arts Integration | Brain Capital | Creativity | Entrepreneurship | Leadership | My Thoughts | Posted on November 20, 2024 at 4:46 pm by geneinletford
In today’s increasingly global and diverse world, one thing is clear: if you can take an idea and remix it like a DJ across different communication styles—you're winning. This is what NeuroSomatic Creativity® trains you to do. Translating a concept from one form (say, a chart) into another (like a dramatic interpretive dance… okay, maybe [...]
Imagination: Your Brain’s Superpower for Creativity, Health, and Joy
Arts Integration | Brain Capital | Leadership | My Thoughts | Posted on September 20, 2024 at 3:23 pm by geneinletford
Your imagination isn’t just for kids—it’s one of the most powerful tools your brain has. Like a rocket thruster, it propels creativity, shapes identity, and strengthens both brain skills and mental well-being. Children use imagination to test limits and explore who they are becoming, but adults benefit just as much. Neuroscience tells us that your [...]
🎁 “Do You See What I See?” — How Diversity Shapes Your Brain and Creativity
Brain Capital | Creativity | Leadership | My Thoughts | Posted on September 18, 2024 at 9:12 am by geneinletford
Every holiday season, the familiar carol asks, “Do you see what I see?” And if we’re being honest, the answer is: No. No one sees the world exactly the same way you do. Your brain—your thoughts, perceptions, and creative ideas—is shaped by your lived experiences, genetics, cultural background, and belief systems. That’s what makes the [...]A Sir Ken Robinson Tribute – Are Schools (Still) Killing Creativity?
Creativity | My Thoughts | Posted on August 27, 2020 at 8:29 pm by geneinletford
Are schools killing creativity? That was the provocative headline of my first ever TED talk I watched in 2007 by Sir Ken Robinson. This most-viewed TED Talk, topping with sixty-sixty million views, would lead to the foundational work that I embark on today. Unfortunately, the beloved Sir Ken Robinson passed away on August 21st, [...]
Guest Appearance on Pat Flynn’s Smart Passive Income Podcast
Entrepreneurship | My Thoughts | Personal Development | Posted on June 10, 2020 at 9:37 pm by geneinletford
I had the opportunity to share my journey as a black entrepreneur trying to make a positive change in communities and within systems on Pat Flynn's podcast, Smart Passive Income. With over 60 million downloads for this SPI podcast, this was an amazing opportunity to share with the world why financial and creative empowerment within [...]
How To Find Your Diamonds of Opportunity
Creativity | My Thoughts | Personal Development | Posted on January 19, 2020 at 7:49 am by geneinletford
She gave me life. Therefore the least I could do was give her the stars. This was the thought that ran through my mind as I watched my mother lounging back under a blanket of twinkling lights at Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park. Following her gaze I stared above the cliffs. It looked like [...]
Hey You! Be More Creative! So Now What?
Creativity | My Thoughts | Posted on December 9, 2019 at 11:01 am by geneinletford
The robots are coming. Wait! They are already here! 5G and quantum computing is already here. We keep warning people that the sky is falling and we need to be more creative in order to prepare for the tech advancements on the horizon. We need to retool our workforce and properly prepare our students to [...]
