Fifty inspirational creativity slides that will capture your group's attention. Play it as people arrive to your event and during breaks. It's a great conversation starter. The photos were shot in the deserts of California and Nevada. The quotes are some of Lynda Curtin's favorites. Enjoy.

1. LIFT YOUR THINKINGLIFT YOUR THINKING
Creator: Lynda Curtin
Series One: California and Nevada Desert Life
©2011. The Opportunity Thinker. All rights reserved.

2. ListenListen

3. ““You cannotYou cannot
hear what youhear what you
do notdo not
understand.”understand.”
––W. Edwards DemingW. Edwards Deming

4. ““The stone age didn’t end becauseThe stone age didn’t end because
they ran out of stones.”they ran out of stones.”—Unknown—Unknown

5. ““Thought, not money, is the realThought, not money, is the real
business capital.”business capital.”—Harvey S. Firestone—Harvey S. Firestone

6. Slow downSlow down

7. ““Patience isPatience is
a form ofa form of
action.”action.”
——Auguste RodinAuguste Rodin

8. ““Creativity is so delicate a flowerCreativity is so delicate a flower
that praise tends to make itthat praise tends to make it
bloom.”bloom.”—Alex Osborn—Alex Osborn

10. ““Water whichWater which
is too pureis too pure
has no fish.”has no fish.”
——Ts’ai T’anTs’ai T’an

11. ““When one tugs at a single thing inWhen one tugs at a single thing in
nature, he finds it attached to the restnature, he finds it attached to the rest
of the world.”of the world.”—John Muir—John Muir

12. ““I startI start
where thewhere the
last personlast person
left off.”left off.”
——Thomas EdisonThomas Edison

13. Nourishment is good.Nourishment is good.

14. GetGet LIFTLIFT

16. ““If you never change your mind,If you never change your mind,
why have onewhy have one?”?”—Edward de Bono—Edward de Bono

17. ImagineImagine

18. ““ChooseChoose
better overbetter over
different.”different.”
——Lynda CurtinLynda Curtin

19. ““Opportunities are seldom labeled.”Opportunities are seldom labeled.”
——John A. SheddJohn A. Shedd

20. ““I would ratherI would rather
have a mindhave a mind
opened byopened by
wonder thanwonder than
one closed byone closed by
belief.”belief.”
——Gerry SpenceGerry Spence

21. ““He that finds faults wants toHe that finds faults wants to
buy.”buy.”—German Proverb—German Proverb

22. ““If you have to ask what jazz is, you’llIf you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll
never know.”never know.”—Louis Armstrong—Louis Armstrong

23. Winds ofWinds of
change.change.

24. ““Every really new idea looksEvery really new idea looks
crazy at first.”crazy at first.”—Robert Olson—Robert Olson

25. Smell theSmell the
grapefruit.grapefruit.
Feel theFeel the
bruise.bruise.

26. ““The shortest way to do manyThe shortest way to do many
things is to do only one thing at athings is to do only one thing at a
time.”time.”—Sydney Smiles—Sydney Smiles

27. NavigateNavigate
the maze.the maze.

28. ““Fun is fundamental.”Fun is fundamental.”—Doug Hall—Doug Hall

29. LifeLife blossomsblossoms

30. ““You miss 100% of the shots youYou miss 100% of the shots you
never take.”never take.”—Wayne Gretsky—Wayne Gretsky

32. ChangeChange perspectiveperspective

33. ““To stay ahead,To stay ahead,
you must haveyou must have
your next ideayour next idea
waiting in thewaiting in the
wings.”wings.”
——Rosabeth Moss KanterRosabeth Moss Kanter

35. Who is your creativity coach?Who is your creativity coach?

36. PeekPeek

37. ““Ideas areIdeas are
prickly. Getprickly. Get
underunder
someone’ssomeone’s
skin.”skin.”
——Lynda CurtinLynda Curtin

38. ““In spite of theIn spite of the
cost of living, it’scost of living, it’s
still popular.”still popular.”
——Kathleen NorrisKathleen Norris

39. ““Live out of yourLive out of your
imagination, notimagination, not
your history.”your history.”
——Stephen CoveyStephen Covey

40. ““Everything has its beauty, but not everyoneEverything has its beauty, but not everyone
sees it.”sees it.”—Confucius—Confucius

41. Make timeMake time
to eatto eat
together.together.

42. Yes, it’sYes, it’s
possible.possible.

43. ShiftShift
your viewyour view

45. RiskRisk

46. ““Too often weToo often we
enjoy the comfortenjoy the comfort
of opinion withoutof opinion without
the discomfort ofthe discomfort of
thought.”thought.”
——John F. KennedyJohn F. Kennedy

47. ““The pointThe point
about thinkingabout thinking
about perils isabout perils is
not to revel innot to revel in
misery, but tomisery, but to
work towardswork towards
helpfulhelpful
responses.”responses.”
——Roger Lincoln ShinnRoger Lincoln Shinn

48. MakeMake thinkingthinking
timetime

49. PressPress
on.on.

50. It’s worth it.