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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.
Jan 31, 20222 min read
Copy it
Can copying something offer creative insights on how a great idea comes to life?
Jul 1, 20212 min read
'WOOP' it up
Is positive thinking the best strategy to make new ideas come to life?
Jun 24, 20213 min read
Short stories
Why short stories are a fast track to creating your own ideas and narratives.
Jun 23, 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
Juxtapose
Why the right juxtaposition can make your contrasting ideas slot into place.
Jun 10, 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
Fill the tank
How stopping what you're doing to fill your mind with inspiration is the best route to your creative goal.
Jun 2, 20212 min read
Learn from the greats
Looking at past winners could help bring new ideas into the present.
May 27, 20213 min read
Mindfulness
Can mindfulness be a good way to fill your mind with new ideas?
May 13, 20213 min read
Thesaurus
How to find a treasure trove of ideas in the "storehouse" of a thesaurus.
May 11, 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.
May 6, 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
Chairwork
How using a therapy technique can turn a chair into a seat of creative ideas.
Apr 29, 20213 min read
Look outside your sector
How competitor research outside - not inside - your industry can give your creative thinking an edge.
Apr 27, 20212 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
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