Diversity & Divergency: one without the other is useless
Yesterday I announced our upcoming series exploring ‘Diversity & Divergency’ throughout March and April. You’ll be familiar with ‘diversity’ but ‘divergency’ is something that you may not have heard...
The Value of Magic. And what that means for creativity.
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from #8221; – Arthur C Clark Magic has been on my mind of late. Like a lurking suspicion. A sneaky little thought trying...
Long Term Goals are like arseholes; it’s good to have one but best not to go on about it
This is the time of year when I often lose heart halfway through writing a sentence about what time of year it is. As has happened once again. You...
A Corporate Christmas Carol: a tale for the modern office worker
Since it’s Christmas, Instead of my usual rantings and ravings about creativity I’ve written you all a story. Any similarity to famous works by other authors is purely deliberate....
If you only read one article about creativity today, that’s probably enough
Getting Cosy with Creativity – with Aran Rees “Many years ago this was a thriving, happy planet – people, cities, shops, a normal world. Except that on the high...
Stepping Stones: a meditation on the nature of creativity
Getting Cosy with Creativity – with Aran Rees Today’s post is very short. That’s because I want you to spend less time reading and more time reflecting on what...
Your tools are using you
Getting Cosy with Creativity – with Aran Rees “If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morning I’d hammer in the evening, All over this land I’d hammer...
Repeat after me: you are not a robot and that’s a good thing
Getting Cosy with Creativity – with Aran Rees As an avid gadget glutton, an app junkie, and a man with a systemic inflammatory condition that might have crippled him...
Success and how to get over it
Getting Cosy with Creativity – with Aran Rees Last week, while drowsy and sad on Wednesday morning I wrote a short piece for this website entitled “Trump won. What...
Trump won. What else are you wrong about?
This year I’ve been on something of a strange and alarming journey. I’ve remarked time and again that the world seems to have stopped making sense and, this morning,...