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by Tim Girvin | Storytelling | Mar 26, 2025
Notes on scouting and the meaning of the Eagle Scout legacy. Sure, some of you are Eagle Scouts—you know the drill, the years of Scout journeying, 30-milers, 50-milers, growth in the transitioning from Tenderfoot beginnings, Second Class, First Class, the move to... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Artists, Designers, Storytelling | Apr 4, 2025
Most people know my notes, and my personal icon, the Wanderer Since 1999, I’ve had a relationship with the metaphor of a path chosen in a wandering, winding, wended pathway, a quest for answers and insights that is particular to a non-linear way of thinking—rather... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Brand Mysticism, Concepts, Storytelling | May 30, 2025
Brand Chains, Ropes, Knots and the Entwinement of Meaning As a Boy Scout—even out to the rank of Eagle—I always had a fascination with knots, ropes, lashing, sea-and-water craft in the tradition of sailing. In scouting there is an expectation, as I’ve noted earlier,... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Nov 16, 2023
Exploring Observations: Curiosity in Conversations. Asking Questions in the Quest for Creative Answers. I, like my brothers, Mom and Dad, like to ask questions of people—to learn more about who they are. Talking to an elder shopkeeper, learning from her as to where... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Jun 21, 2023
In the legacy of design thinking, there is a contemplation that the most perfected solutions are mechanically drafted, that is, the theory of rightful proportion lies in the principles of geometry as found in cosmical solutions, its marvelous symmetry and structure.... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts, Human brands | Mar 21, 2023
We’re all looking for the right answer, and the better outlook after the challenging sequences of the last couple of years. We’re looking for yes. Anytime you have an answer, there was a question before. And any question is a quest— it’s a journey, from one... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Dec 30, 2022
THE EXPLORATION OF THE PERSONAL JOURNEY, FIREBRAND, STORYTELLING AND THE QUEST FOR THE NEXT, THE NEW, IN THE REFRESHED HORIZON. Each of us—we get out there—the farther reach beyond our circle. We walk out there, further, in some manner. To each, they take their own... Read More
by Tim Girvin | Concepts | Oct 20, 2022
INSPIRATIONS FOR CREATIVE ACTION, MESSAGING AND DESIGN | THE DEEP STORYTELLING OF THE SEA When I was a child, growing up in Spokane, there would be the occasional parental inquiry—“it’s time for the Opera—a vacation, and where would you like to go?” I had an answer,... Read More
