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Nov 27, 20202 min read

Colouring

Colour me creative. Colouring isn't just for kids. Adult colouring books are all the rage.

Nov 25, 20202 min read

Close your eyes

I was looking at that Dusty Springfield lyric recently. It suddenly connected to something that had been nestling for a while

Nov 24, 20201 min read

Mark Saltveit: A Man, A Plan, A Palindrome

If you just can't get enough of the magic that are words and phrases that read the same backwards and forwards.....

Nov 23, 20202 min read

Read it backwards

Sometimes backwards is the way to move your ideas forward.

Nov 20, 20202 min read

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 18, 20202 min read

Uncharted Worlds

Get new perspectives from the comfort of your favourite chair. Photo by Lanju Fotografie on Unsplash This blog could also be entitled...

Nov 17, 20201 min read

Sébastien Foucan: Our relationship with fear

So much of the creative process is about fighting through the fear. Hear what the founder of freerunning Sébastien Foucan feels about fear.

Nov 16, 20203 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 13, 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 11, 20202 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 10, 20201 min read

Andrew Hanson: How we see colour

A bit of science this week - but also lots of colours. We're big fans of the Royal Institute here at Faster Ideas - especially their...

Nov 9, 20202 min read

The 5 Ws

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

Nov 6, 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 4, 20202 min read

Old Photos

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

Nov 3, 20201 min read

Bobette Buster: Can you tell your story?

I was fortunate enough to see Bobette Buster speak twice before. She’s an amazing storyteller and an amazing teacher of storytelling. As...

Nov 2, 20202 min read

Speedier Reads: What's your favourite?

We read creativ

Nov 2, 20202 min read

Get up earlier

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

Oct 30, 20202 min read

Eat

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

Oct 28, 20202 min read

Trade Mags

This isn't about swapping magazines.

Oct 27, 20201 min read

The Making of 'Playdoh' Bunnies

Film and animation technology may have advanced since 2007, but the skill, creativity and ambition in Sony Bravia's 'Playdoh' advert make...