ALL FASTER IDEAS POSTS

All the Faster Ideas creativity tips, creative thinking and creative interviews in one place. Use the menu below to filter the posts by category.

Jan 31, 20222 min read

Jed Hallam, Planner & co-founder of Love Will Save The Day & Common People.

We talk music, clubbing and the origins of planning in this bumper edition.

Oct 20, 20212 min read

Andy Nairn, agency co-founder & author

We talk learning the cello, growing up in the Scottish borders and how to get lucky.

Jul 1, 20212 min read

Copy it

Can copying something offer creative insights on how a great idea comes to life?

Jun 23, 20213 min read

Short stories

Why short stories are a fast track to creating your own ideas and narratives.

Jun 15, 20213 min read

Six thinking hats

Paying homage to the late, great Edward de Bono - by talking about his hats.

May 27, 20213 min read

Learn from the greats

Looking at past winners could help bring new ideas into the present.

May 20, 20213 min read

Walk

Walking isn't just great exercise, it can exercise the mind and help it wander onto a new creative path.

May 6, 20213 min read

Question your truth

How realising what you 'know' might not be what you thought it was, is the key to finding something new.

Apr 29, 20213 min read

Chairwork

How using a therapy technique can turn a chair into a seat of creative ideas.

Apr 27, 20212 min read

Look outside your sector

How competitor research outside - not inside - your industry can give your creative thinking an edge.

Apr 22, 20213 min read

Cutting up words

Be more Bowie. How sharpening your scissors can help carve out great ideas.

Mar 31, 20212 min read

Andrew Boulton, Copywriter & Lecturer

We talk stumbling on your career, inspiring lecturers and the art and craft of copywriting.

Mar 29, 20212 min read

What other things...?

'What other things' can you do to find ideas? Find out those things on today's blog.

Mar 24, 20212 min read

Paul Middleton, Art Director

We talk childhood ads we loved, industry legends and creative paths.

Mar 19, 20211 min read

Handmaid's Tale Director Kari Skogland

This week we spotlight Vanity Fair's Notes on a Scene with 'The Handmaid's Tale' Director Kari Skogland.

Mar 15, 20213 min read

Listen to talk radio

Tune in and dial up the frequency of your brainwaves.

Mar 12, 20211 min read

Neil Gaiman: Make good art

Celebrated writer Neil Gaiman shares the things he wishes he knew at the beginning of his career.

Mar 10, 20212 min read

Phil Marriott, DJ & Presenter

We talk clubs, synthpop and what it takes to remix a track.

Mar 5, 20211 min read

Vision boarding with Karen Pilgrim

In this TEDx talk, Karen Pilgrim, Brooklyn-born founder of Vision Board University, shares how vision boarding helped turn her life around.

Mar 3, 20212 min read

Sally Cullen, Interior Stylist

We talk fashion (and Fashion Wheels!), the joy of colour and interior inspirations.