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Wednesday 28th October 2009
Yesterday I went to my first networking lunch with the Athena Network, and excellent fun it was, too. The week before, I was emailed a template so I could prepare a one-minute pitch about my work, and being a good girl, I followed it. (You know the thing, 10 seconds on your name, 30 seconds on what you do, a quick call to action then repeat your name.)
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Tags: innovation, thinking, creativity, rules, tips
Tuesday 20th October 2009
Last month I painted our backyard. (OK, if truth be told, I hired some guys to paint our backyard...) Choosing the colour was tricky and I'd put the whole thing off twice because I couldn't decide. Finally I found it, a washed-out pale verdigris, aqua, dirty green colour. All was well. Except that on the wall it turned into a very strange neon baby blue...
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Tags: thinking, creativity, tips
Monday 12th October 2009
A few weeks ago, I did a presentation for about 180 people. It went well, and I received some great feedback on the day as well as some solid bookings for paid work. (I like that...). Last week, the 'official' feedback arrived from the organisers. Of the 41 comments on the list, 40 were most gratifying (not counting 4 references to the room being too cold, which I feel entitled to ignore...)
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Tags: thinking, creativity, failure, fear
Tuesday 6th October 2009
I spent last weekend in Melbourne with a good friend. We had a most excellent time. We went to galleries, we ate great food, and inevitably, we went shopping (we were in Melbourne, after all). I bought a pair of bright orange sandals and a black summer coat. When I got back to the hotel, I realised that the sandals were a half-size too small - I had bought them because I loved their orange-ness and their strappy-ness, even though they had sold out of my usual size. Parading round the Chapel Street shop, I convinced myself they were perfect, but now...
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Tags: thinking, creativity, fantasy
Tuesday 22nd September 2009
Do you ever feel that you have only two speeds - fast forward and dead stop? I'm going to argue the case for 'slow' as an alternative, at least occasionally. Slow can reduce stress, as you'd expect, but did you know it can actually increase creative thinking - and even your productivity?
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Tags: rushing, creativity, slow
Thursday 17th September 2009
Have you ever run out of ideas? Or become caught up in your own assumptions (about materials, time, markets, budgets, or...?) Or felt like having a simple structure to work through your problem with - instead of all that chaos in your head? Enter SCAMPER! It's brilliant.
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Tags: thinking, creativity, tips, scamper
