ALL FASTER IDEAS POSTS

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Stand up

Standing doesn't come naturally to most people. I mean it does, in the human sense. Homo sapiens are the apes who stood up.

Nov 20, 20202 min read

Incisive Questions

Garbage in means garbage out. When we're trying to solve a creative problem, we're trying to find answers to one or more questions.

Nov 16, 20203 min read

Meditate

Turn a struggle for ideas from 'um?' to 'om!' I first came to meditation in 2015, on a drunken night out. My brother told me down the pub...

Nov 13, 20203 min read

Turn it upside down

Flip things around, and you may find ideas on the other side. I credit my art teacher at school for this one - the late, great Mr Harrup....

Nov 11, 20202 min read

The 5 Ws

Another great w-w-w-w-way to figure out your ideas.

Nov 9, 20202 min read

Crosswords

Feeling creatively blocked? Don't get cross. Get a crossword. Photo by Ryoji Iwata on Unsplash There are people who LOVE crosswords. It's...

Nov 6, 20202 min read

Old Photos

Once upon a time, in the days before Instagram...

Nov 4, 20202 min read

Get up earlier

Rise and shine with ideas - before the world wakes up.

Nov 2, 20202 min read

Eat

“A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting" Abraham Maslow, psychologist

Oct 30, 20202 min read

Colour everywhere

Colour can affect us in different ways. But only if we see it.

Oct 26, 20202 min read

Stare out the window

I used to be against this sort of thing.

Oct 23, 20202 min read

Get Sweaty

Work up some ideas as you work up a sweat.

Oct 19, 20202 min read

Film it

'Film transforms the way we see the world' - Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Oct 16, 20202 min read

Google Images holds the key

This isn't as dull as 'Just Google it'.

Oct 14, 20202 min read

Song Lyrics

For those of us who admit to spending more time listening to music than reading.

Oct 12, 20202 min read

Put yourself in the shoes of an expert

No shoe shopping required.

Oct 9, 20202 min read

Write it

The blank page can be very daunting.

Oct 7, 20201 min read

Heat up. Cool down.

Getting the temperature right could be just what your brain needs to succeed.

Oct 5, 20202 min read

Phone your Mum

Getting a perspective from someone who has nothing to do with your industry can reap great benefits. Have you ever had the feeling that...

Oct 2, 20202 min read

Draw it

You know that game Pictionary? You draw something and your teammate has to guess what it is before the timer runs out? Photo by Lucas...

Oct 1, 20202 min read