I just finished another UX Week, this time here in San Francisco (a four-day event for user experience professionals put on by Adaptive Path. I co-chaired it with Peter Merholz.). It was exhilarating. It was also exhausting. I’ve got a bit of those post-event blues.

But, pouring the experience of others into my brain through a 4-day long firehose leaves me inspired. I’ve made some connections I wasn’t expecting and feel ready to explore some new territory.

Creativity lesson? I cultivated a beginner’s mind all week - and was rewarded for it with ideas, new technologies to nerd out on, and just a love for the people I am privileged to work with and near.

I also did not use my laptop, except during one session, which meant I was right there the whole time.