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Tuesday 27th April 2010
We all got to play with crayons when we were little kids. But as we grew up, our teachers and our parents took them away or talked us out of using them - instead, we had to learn 'serious' and 'sensible' stuff. We (mostly) turned away from our creative, right-brained way of looking at the world, knuckled down, did what was expected and worked hard. In doing so, gradually we put away the things of childhood, crayons included.
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Tags: thinking, creativity, play
Wednesday 21st April 2010
Whether we realise it or not, we all see the world through filters - formed by our temperament, our personal history, education, culture, sex and life circumstances. We may think we know the world 'as it really is', but of course this is only our personal reality and there are many many more ways to look at life than we believe, or have even encountered.
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Tags: creativity, tips, assumptions
Wednesday 14th April 2010
I'm always interested in the habits or rituals we weave around ourselves, the talismans that we develop to feel confident, safe, in charge or successful, especially in creative work. Some writers wear a favourite jumper, or can only write with an HB pencil, or need to listen to particular music, or must start before 6am, or need a special space, or...
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Tags: creativity, stuck, rituals
Tuesday 6th April 2010
I woke up one day last week and realised I had lost a critical business asset, perhaps my most critical asset. What had disappeared was my sense of humour, my willingness to have fun, my ability to play.
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Tags: reflection, creativity, recharge, play, workplace, ted
Tuesday 30th March 2010
I was working with a client this week who is struggling with demons. Not the send-for-an-exorcist kind, but the ones that get into your head and try and talk you out of starting or finishing a creative project.
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Tags: creativity, tips
Tuesday 2nd March 2010
Last week's post on asking questions to develop your curiosity seems to have struck a chord (thanks for all the emails and comments...). So I thought I'd follow up with the other half, which is about actions you can take to stimulate your creative thinking. These also work brilliantly to help you get unstuck when the inspiration dries up or your project is just going round and round in circles.
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Tags: thinking, creativity, tips, actions
