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Natalia Talkowska, visual storyteller, founder & CEO
We talk growing up in Poland, languages and learning your craft.
Oct 27, 20212 min read


'WOOP' it up
Is positive thinking the best strategy to make new ideas come to life?
Jun 24, 20213 min read


Six thinking hats
Paying homage to the late, great Edward de Bono - by talking about his hats.
Jun 15, 20213 min read


The Helsinki Bus Station theory
How understanding the workings of a Finnish bus station can help you achieve greater success when it comes to being creative.
Jun 3, 20213 min read


Foreign Language
How to turn your idea from avorrit to surpreendente, using a different tongue (and a bit of help from Google Translate).
May 4, 20213 min read


John Schoolcraft: Creativity as the business model
John Schoolcraft on how Oatly put creativity at the heart of its business.
Apr 2, 20211 min read


Andrew Boulton, Copywriter & Lecturer
We talk stumbling on your career, inspiring lecturers and the art and craft of copywriting.
Mar 31, 20212 min read


Paul Middleton, Art Director
We talk childhood ads we loved, industry legends and creative paths.
Mar 24, 20212 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 12, 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 5, 20211 min read


Sally Cullen, Interior Stylist
We talk fashion (and Fashion Wheels!), the joy of colour and interior inspirations.
Mar 3, 20212 min read


Lessons in Creativity with Julie Burstein
Today on FFWDtv, 4 Lessons in Creativity with Julie Burstein.
Feb 5, 20211 min read


You can draw - Graham Shaw
Don't listen to those limiting beliefs. You can draw. Graham Shaw shows you how.
Jan 15, 20211 min read


Day 10: Why I Write by George Orwell
This collection of essays by novelist George Orwell (written before, during and after WWII) is brutal, honest and thought-provoking.
Dec 18, 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.
Dec 16, 20201 min read


Day 1: Creativity by John Cleese
It’s Day 1 of Speedier Reads book reviews from Faster Ideas. And we kick off with Creativity: A short and cheerful guide, by the one and...
Dec 7, 20201 min read


Speedier Reads: What's your favourite?
We read creativ
Nov 2, 20202 min read


John Cleese: Creativity in Management
Whatever your opinion about John Cleese, you can't deny that he's a comedy icon. He's also a big 'creativity' icon, and has lectured...
Oct 6, 20201 min read


Sir Ken Robinson: Do school's kill creativity?
The most watched TED talk of all time. At the time of writing, Sir Ken Robinson's 2006 TED talk, 'Do school's kill creativity?' has been...
Sep 29, 20201 min read


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