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Tuesday 15th May 2012
I came across this TED talk by a guy called Charlie Todd, who does improvisation experiences (think flash mob meets candid camera). He calls it 'The shared experience of absurdity', which is a wonderful name in itself. The talk is great, too...with some very funny footage of his improv experiences on New York subways, in shops and more.
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Thursday 10th May 2012
Walt Disney was undeniably a creative pioneer and equally importantly, he managed to turn his ideas into commercial as well as artistic successes. But did you know that there were actually three Walt Disneys, not just one?
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Tag: tips
Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Grand gestures are rather fun, adding drama and a sense of excitement to our lives. All or nothing, no guts no glory, putting your money where your mouth is...all these clichés speak to a way of doing things that has great appeal to many people.(I like them a lot, actually...) But in business or in our workplaces, it is often useful to do things somewhat differently.
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Friday 27th April 2012
This will sound strange, but this week I have had several conversations about people's inner animals. (I told you it would sound strange..). It reminded me that many years ago, I did an experiment with a Rotary group, having them do a meditation to find their inner animal. Basically, I took them up a forest path and into a glade, and had them imagine an animal coming into the glade...what could it be?
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Tag: creativity
Wednesday 18th April 2012
I've been working with a couple of clients lately on their unquestionable, but vastly over-used, talent for procrastination (one of these clients being, tragically, me...). It seems that for most of us it's a combination of giving too much power to the inner critic, a deep fear of failure or rejection or looking stupid or [insert your fave here] - and of course the overwhelm produced by the fact that we take on far more than any human being could achieve. Some of the stuff on my wishlist would take at least three lifetimes plus some serious superpowers. So, what to do?
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Tags: productivity, fear, critic
Wednesday 11th April 2012
I finally got round to pruning my much-neglected back garden over Easter. It was a mess - the neighbour's vines running rampant, weeds everywhere, delicate plants with no sunlight because of permanent shadows from overgrown toughies. Natural selection had definitely taken over, and the law of the jungle was playing out before my eyes. For all I could tell, there might even be lions lurking behind those bushes.
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Tags: reflection, actions
