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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 22, 20213 min read

Sit on the floor

Floors aren't just for feet. They can also be a seat.

Mar 17, 20212 min read

Claire Grantham, Card Maker, Crafter & Project Manager

We talk about the joy of making and project management skills that make you a great crafter.

Mar 15, 20213 min read

Listen to talk radio

Tune in and dial up the frequency of your brainwaves.

Mar 8, 20212 min read

5 minute naps

A siesta can be a source of ideas. How 5 minute naps can help your creative mind.

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.

Feb 22, 20213 min read

Close Your Ears

Why silence can be golden for creativity.

Feb 15, 20213 min read

Local papers

Local papers are not just for local people.

Jan 18, 20213 min read

Watch Shite on TV

Stuck at home in lockdown? You've no excuse. Watch some shite on TV.

Jan 15, 20211 min read

You can draw - Graham Shaw

Don't listen to those limiting beliefs. You can draw. Graham Shaw shows you how.

Jan 8, 20212 min read

'Use Your Head' with Tony Buzan

Tony fronted a groundbreaking BBC series called Use Your Head, which looked at the mind, the way we learn and the way we process information

Jan 4, 20212 min read

Mind Maps

Set a course for some new ideas...with a mind map.

Dec 16, 20201 min read

Day 8: Ways of Seeing by John Berger

Ways of Seeing by John Berger. This book had such a profound impact on my 16-year-old mind.

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 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 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 9, 20202 min read

The 5 Ws

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

Nov 4, 20202 min read

Old Photos

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