Since 1986, every brainstorm session we've facilitated has included a large poster of Albert Einstein. I don't remember exactly how this tradition got started, but I'm glad it did.
Somehow, Einstein's smiling countenance inspires everyone in the room -- no matter what their social style, gender, title, or astrological sign.
The only thing I find more fascinating than this is the incredible amount of powerful quotes he left behind for us to contemplate. Take a look...
"Not everything that counts can be counted; and not everything that can be counted counts."
"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
"The only real valuable thing is intuition."
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science."
"Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new."
"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
This is pure joy to someone who has more photos of Einstein around his house than should be legal. They help keep me thinking. I stopped the citation at my favorite quotation; click through to the whole post for more...