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Think to a different tune
A way into creativity that's music to our ears. Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before. I'm talking about brain patterns...
Nov 30, 20202 min read
Colouring
Colour me creative. Colouring isn't just for kids. Adult colouring books are all the rage.
Nov 27, 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 25, 20202 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 24, 20201 min read
Read it backwards
Sometimes backwards is the way to move your ideas forward.
Nov 23, 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 20, 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 18, 20202 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 17, 20201 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 16, 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 13, 20203 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 11, 20202 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 10, 20201 min read
The 5 Ws
Another great w-w-w-w-way to figure out your ideas.
Nov 9, 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 6, 20202 min read
Old Photos
Once upon a time, in the days before Instagram...
Nov 4, 20202 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 3, 20201 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.
Nov 2, 20202 min read
Eat
“A first-rate soup is more creative than a second-rate painting" Abraham Maslow, psychologist
Oct 30, 20202 min read
Trade Mags
This isn't about swapping magazines.
Oct 28, 20202 min read
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