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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 21st March 2012
I am giving a workshop in Canberra next week on creative thinking, with some new material about how to develop an innovative workplace. It's all about how you can make your office a hive of creative activity, how to get the buzz and avoid the sting...
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Tags: creativity, workplace
Tuesday 6th March 2012
We tend to think that creative thinking is all about the brain...I mean, its called creative thinking, right? Well, yes - and no. A number of studies have now shown pretty conclusively that exercise is good for the brain - it increases connections, helps reduce the effects of aging and improves problem-solving skills. There have now been some studies that specifically look at whether exercise boosts creative thinking. The results are clear - it does.
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Tag: creativity
Tuesday 14th February 2012
Last month I went to see the rather wonderful William Yang in performance. Maybe you have seen this photographer and storyteller in one of his one-man shows, with their focus on family, Chinese-Australian themes and gay life.
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Tags: creativity, mastery
Sunday 4th September 2011
I was talking to a client last week about how she loved to come up with ideas, but was less interested in the follow-through. Her creative satisfaction came in the gestation of the idea, not the hands-on making part. I used some material I have had for ages, about creative archetypes, to contrast the 'Generator' and the 'Maker'.
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Tag: creativity
Tuesday 23rd August 2011
Recently I came across this TED talk by Steven Johnson, talking about where good ideas come from, spaces and places that foster creativity. Inspiring talk. Well worth the investment of 17.46 minutes of your time. I promise.
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Tags: creativity, ted
