In my favorite episode, on the founder and CEO of GSI Commerce, several employees during the holiday rush demonstrated tremendous creativity in accomplishing their demanding and often repetitive tasks.
Originally conceived as bumps for British TV channel E4, the 20-second bursts of trippy absurdism reconcile overbearing holiday cheer with genuine creativity.
We like this tradition because it builds suspense before the holidays, but also involves creativity, problem-solving and working together as a family.
Here's to the miracles of creativity and truth this holiday.
The idea that everyone can and should give ultra-personalized and original gifts at this holiday indicates an expectation of abundant creativity and capital for everyone, regardless of whether it is their strong suit.
In my book, it is a holiday dedicated to reinvention, bold self-expression, creativity, and wild costuming.
Now that people have grown more nimble with online video, point-and-click holiday greetings have become a new palette for creativity, while static paper cards may induce a wince rather than a joyful noise.
Dan and Phil's whimsical silliness, relate-ability (on their last show they told stories of holiday embarrassment, perfect for teenagers) and online video creativity are to be replaced by a rock show.
For those Jews, who make Passover Judaism's most popular holiday, the story of liberation from Egypt invites creativity and innovation, and contemporary riffs on slavery, struggle, strife and the meaning of freedom among all peoples.
Here's a wonderfully neat project to perhaps spark some creativity as we head into this holiday weekend: the 3D printed Zoetrope.
