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“Why would anyone want to suppress genius? Well, it is not intentional. It is not a plot. Genius is an innocent casualty in society’s efforts to train children away from natural-born foolishness.”
~ Gordon MacKenzie

“Orville Wright did not have a pilot’s license.”
~ Gordon MacKenzie

Gordon MacKenzie may have spent the bulk of his creative career ensconced within the corporate world of Hallmark Cards, but don’t let that put you off. What he has to teach about creativity crosses all boundaries. I read the book in one sitting. My face ached afterwards, from a severe case of extended grins.

During his many years with Hallmark, MacKenzie poked and prodded his way out into orbit around the corporation (the Giant Hairball), championing creativity by all means possible. His ideas about creating within the corporate structure aptly transfer to any situation in which we yearn to create within external limitations.

Visually beautiful and artfully designed, and with chapters about dealing with teasing, thinking transrationally, and resisting the mesmerizing pull of corporate culture, this little book bristles with accessible, high-quality encouragement.

Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool’s Guide to Surviving with Grace has been added to the Creativity Prompts Compendium.

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